# 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 > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TX_C117_S117.055 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 117.055 - **Heading:** 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 - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title X / Chapter 117 / Section 117.055 ## Text 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. Subject to KRS 117.0551 to 117.0555: (1) Each county shall be divided into election precincts by the county board of elections. Each election precinct shall be composed of contiguous and, as nearly as practicable, compact areas having clearly definable boundaries and wholly contained within any larger district. The county board of elections shall establish precincts so that no boundary of a precinct crosses the boundary of: (a) The Commonwealth; (b) A county or urban-county; (c) A congressional district; (d) A state senatorial district; (e) A state representative district; (f) A justice of the peace or county commissioner's district established under KRS Chapter 67; or (g) An aldermanic ward established under KRS 83.440; (2) The county board of elections shall have the authority to draw precinct lines so as to enable more than one (1) precinct to vote at one (1) location. The county board of elections shall review election precinct boundaries as often as necessary. Without exception, they shall review the boundaries of all election precincts exceeding seven hundred (700) votes cast in the last regular election prior to each primary election, and the State Board of Elections may require a written report at least sixty (60) days prior to the candidate filing deadline set forth in KRS 118.165(1) and (2) on each election precinct exceeding seven hundred (700) votes cast in the last regular election. Consideration to the division of said election precincts should be based on the anticipated growth factor within the specified boundaries; however, the county board of elections shall not be prohibited from dividing election precincts in excess of seven hundred (700) votes cast in the last regular election or less than seven hundred (700) votes cast in the last regular election if they elect to do so. However, the State Board of Elections may, in its discretion, withhold from a county the expenses of an election under KRS 117.345 for any precinct containing more than one thousand five hundred (1,500) registered voters, excluding those precincts utilizing optical scan voting equipment and those periods of time in which the precinct boundaries have been frozen under KRS 117.056; (3) No election precinct shall be created, divided, abolished, or consolidated or the boundaries therein changed prior to any primary to comply with the provisions of KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and KRS 117.0557 later than the last date prescribed by election law generally for filing notification and declaration forms with the county clerk or Secretary of State. No election precinct shall be created, divided, abolished, or consolidated or the boundaries therein changed prior to any regular election to comply with the provisions of KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and KRS 117.0557 later than the last date prescribed by election law generally for filing certificates or petitions of nomination with the county clerk or Secretary of State; (4) The county board of elections shall designate the name or number and the boundaries of the election precincts. Each precinct shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of voters, based on the number of registered voters in the county; last date prescribed by election law generally for filing certificates or petitions of nomination with the county clerk or Secretary of State; (4) The county board of elections shall designate the name or number and the boundaries of the election precincts. Each precinct shall contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of voters, based on the number of registered voters in the county; (5) A digital precinct boundary file in an ESRI ArcGIS Shapefile or file geodatabase format, georeferenced to a Kentucky State Plane Coordinate System in accordance with KRS 1.020, and a detailed description of the exact election precinct boundaries shall be filed by the county board of elections with the State Board of Elections. Any changes in boundaries thereafter made shall also be filed with the State Board of Elections. A copy of a map created from the digital precinct boundary file depicting all precinct boundaries within the county in relation to key geographically identifiable visible features as described in KRS 117.0551(3) shall be included in the election supplies of each precinct; (6) The Commonwealth's digital precinct boundary data shall be stored and maintained in the central statewide geographic information clearinghouse in accordance with KRS 42.655(1); (7) If the county board of elections fails to perform any of the duties required by KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and KRS 117.0557: (a) The State Board of Elections or any citizen and voter of the county may apply to the Circuit Court of the county for a summary mandatory order requiring the board to perform the duty. Appeals may be taken to the Court of Appeals by either party; and (b) The State Board of Elections shall not submit claims for payments to the county under KRS 117.343 and 117.345 until the State Board of Elections determines in writing that the duty has been performed; and (8) The county board of elections shall coordinate all precinct boundary changes with the affected school board, magisterial, and municipal boundaries. ## 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_S117.055. 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