# KRS § 117.015: 117.015 State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.015 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 117.015 - **Heading:** 117.015 State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.015 ## Text 117.015 State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership. (1) There shall be a State Board of Elections that is an independent agency of state government, which shall administer the election laws of the state and supervise registration and purgation of voters within the state. The board: (a) May promulgate administrative regulations necessary to properly carry out its duties; (b) Shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing a procedure for elections officials to follow when an election has been suspended or delayed as described in KRS 39A.100; and (c) Shall be prohibited from accepting any private monetary funds for election administration unless accepted as a part of a valid contract for goods and services. (2) The State Board of Elections shall consist of the following: (a) The Secretary of State, who shall be: 1. A nonvoting member, except in cases of casting a determinative vote, if a vote taken by the board would otherwise result in a tie; 2. The chief election official for the Commonwealth; and 3. The chair of the board who shall preside at the meetings of the board; (b) Two (2) voting members appointed by the Governor as provided in subsection (5) of this section; (c) Six (6) voting members appointed by the Governor as provided in subsection (4) of this section; and (d) An executive director appointed in accordance with KRS 117.025 who is a nonvoting member. (3) The appointed members shall serve for a term of four (4) years or until their successors are appointed. Members shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and qualified voters of this state. No appointed member shall be a candidate for public office or have been a candidate for public office for two (2) years prior to his or her appointment, except as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section. No member of the board shall have been convicted of any election law offense. (4) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor from a separate list of at least five (5) names submitted by the state central executive committee of each of the two (2) political parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding election for state officials. The list shall be submitted to the Governor by February 15 of 1992, and the appointments of the Governor shall be made by April 1 of the same year. Two (2) separate lists shall be submitted to the Governor by August 15 of 1990 and every four (4) years thereafter, and two (2) appointments shall be made from these lists by September 15 of each year in which the lists are received. (5) Two (2) members shall be appointed by the Governor from a separate list of at least four (4) names submitted by the Kentucky County Clerk's Association of each of the two (2) political parties that polled the largest vote in the last preceding regular election for state officials. Each of the two (2) members appointed under this subsection shall be former county clerks. The lists required under this subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by July 15, 2019, and every four (4) years thereafter. The appointments made by the Governor under this subsection shall be made by August 15, 2019, and every four (4) years thereafter. (6) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided for original appointments, and the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party as his or her predecessor. (7) The board shall meet as often as necessary to carry out its duties and shall keep a record of its acts, orders, findings, and proceedings. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. er. (6) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as provided for original appointments, and the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall be of the same political party as his or her predecessor. (7) The board shall meet as often as necessary to carry out its duties and shall keep a record of its acts, orders, findings, and proceedings. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum. (8) The members of the board shall be paid a reasonable sum to be fixed by the secretary of the Personnel Cabinet, with the approval of the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet, and in addition, their expenses in attending board meetings. The compensation shall be paid out of the State Treasury upon requisition signed by the chair of the board and approved by the secretary of the Finance and Administration Cabinet. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 117.001 117.001 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.001.md) - [KRS § 117.015 117.015 State Board of Elections -- Powers, duties, membership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.015.md) - [KRS § 117.020 117.020 Declaration by state board of county's status as a preclearance county](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.020.md) - [KRS § 117.022 117.022 Judicial declaration of existence of election crisis -- Effect](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.022.md) - [KRS § 117.025 117.025 Executive director and assistant director -- Staff -- Powers and duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.025.md) - [KRS § 117.027 117.027 State board to promulgate record-keeping requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.027.md) - [KRS § 117.030 117.030 Announcements and signs regarding importance of voting -- Notice of illegal acts, penalties, and right to report administrative errors at polling places](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.030.md) - [KRS § 117.035 117.035 County board of elections -- Membership -- Appointed members -- Meetings -- Questions regarding voter registration and proof of identification -- Staff](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.035.md) - [KRS § 117.045 117.045 Precinct election officers -- Alternate and emergency appointments -- Minors permitted to serve as election officers -- Reimbursement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.045.md) - [KRS § 117.055 117.055 Division of county into precincts -- Georeferenced digital precinct boundary file -- Failure of board to perform duty -- Coordination of precinct boundary changes with other boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.055.md) - [KRS § 117.056 117.056 Maintenance of boundaries of election precincts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.056.md) - [KRS § 117.058 117.058 Legislative approval for certain boundary changes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.058.md) - [KRS § 117.065 117.065 Establishing voting places for precincts -- Change -- Expense -- Authority to designate as voting places buildings constructed with tax revenues -- Notice to local board of education if school building is designated -- Voter accessibility -- Immediate telephone accessibility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.065.md) - [KRS § 117.066 117.066 Single voting location for more than one precinct -- Petition to allow consolidation of precincts -- Consideration of petition by Secretary of State and State Board of Elections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.066.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.015. 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