Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB799: AN ACT relating to elections.
Status: In committee, March 9, 2026
Amend KRS 116.055 to permit a registered independent to vote in the primary of 1 party for each primary opened by that party; require that an independent be registered as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; amend KRS 117.125 to require that electronic voting machines be reprogrammed to allow a registered independent to vote for a party's candidates in a primary; amend KRS 118.125 to prohibit a primary candidate from being a registered independent.
What the bill says
An act relating to elections.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to elections. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 116.055 is amended to read as follows: (1) Before a person shall be qualified to vote in a primary, he or she (b) [Shall ]Have been a registered member of the party in whose primary he or she seeks to vote or as an independent on December 31 immediately preceding the primary; and (c) [Shall ]Have remained continuously registered as a member of that party in whose primary he or she seeks to vote or as an independent between December 31 immediately preceding the primary and the date set for the primary. (2) In the case of a new registration made after December 31 immediately preceding the primary, a voter shall have registered and remained continuously registered as a member of the party in whose primary he or she seeks to vote or as an independent from the date of registration until the date set for the primary. (3) Any voter who withdraws his or her registration as a member of a party or as an independent after December 31 immediately preceding the primary, and reregisters as a member of[voter with] a different party or as an independent[affiliation], during those periods that the registration books are open immediately preceding the …
Sponsors
- Adam Moore (D, HD-045) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: State Agencies, Elections And Voting, Secretary Of State, Local Mandate, County Clerks
Common questions
- What is HB799?
- HB799 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to elections.
- What does HB799 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to elections.
- What is the status of HB799?
- In committee as of March 9, 2026. Latest action: to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H) (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB799?
- Adam Moore (D, HD-045).
- Where is the official record for HB799?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb799.html
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