Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky SB205: AN ACT relating to election officers.
Status: In committee, February 17, 2026
Amend KRS 117.045 to increase election officer pay to $120 per election day served.
What the bill says
An act relating to election officers.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to election officers. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 117.045 is amended to read as follows: (1) (a) The county board of elections shall in the manner prescribed by this section, not later than March 20 each year, except in a year in which no primary and regular elections are scheduled, appoint for each precinct in the county two (2) judges, one (1) clerk and one (1) sheriff of election. They shall serve in all elections held in the county during the year, except for minors seventeen (17) years of age who will become eighteen (18) years of age on or before the day of the regular election who may only serve as election officers for the primary and regular elections as provided in subsection (9) of this section. (b) If a special election is ordered to be held in a year in which no elections are scheduled, the county executive committee of each political party in each county in the territory affected by the special election shall, not later than twenty-eight (28) days preceding the date of the special election, submit a written list of nominees for precinct election officers to serve in the special election in a manner consistent with the provisions of subsection (2) of …
Sponsors
- Gary Clemons (D, SD-037) · primary sponsor
- Karen Berg (D, SD-026)
- Keturah Herron (D, SD-035)
- Robin Webb (R, SD-018)
Latest actions
- : to Committee on Committees (S)
- : introduced in Senate
Subjects: Elections And Voting, Secretary Of State, Local Mandate, Local Government, County Clerks
Common questions
- What is SB205?
- SB205 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to election officers.
- What does SB205 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to election officers.
- What is the status of SB205?
- In committee as of February 17, 2026. Latest action: to Committee on Committees (S) (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB205?
- Gary Clemons (D, SD-037), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB205?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/sb205.html
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