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117.030 Announcements and signs regarding importance of voting -- Notice of illegal acts, penalties, and right to report administrative errors at polling places.

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117.030 Announcements and signs regarding importance of voting -- Notice of illegal acts, penalties, and right to report administrative errors at polling <br>places. (1) The State Board of Elections shall publish and broadcast announcements throughout the state regarding the importance of voting in a free and conscientious manner, <br>procedures for registering to vote and voting, general election laws, and penalties <br>for vote buying and selling. (2) The State Board of Elections shall provide for the conspicuous placement of signs at all precinct polling places, which shall state that vote buying and selling are <br>illegal and shall state the penalties for such acts. (3) The State Board of Elections shall provide for the conspicuous placement of signs at all precinct polling places, which display the telephone number and mailing <br>address of the county board of elections, and which inform the voters of their right <br>to report any administrative or clerical errors they witness to the county board of <br>elections, either by phone or in writing within ten (10) days after the election. Effective: June 21, 2001 <br>History: Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 132, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 341, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1988. History for former KRS 117.030: Repealed 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 63, effective June 19,1952. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, <br>from Ky. Stat. sec. 1441. Catchline at repeal: Poll tax; when payment condition precedent to voting in city election.