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117.0551 Boundaries of precincts.

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117.0551 Boundaries of precincts. (1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows: <br>(a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1); <br>(b) The boundary of an incorporated city; <br>(c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Chapter 67A; (d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established under KRS Chapter 160; or (e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of population and <br>appearing on census block boundary maps. (2) If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this section, the <br>county board of elections may either: <br>(a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream, and an <br>extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature, nor <br>across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct boundary; or (b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554. (3) For purposes of this section, a &quot;visible feature&quot; is a physical feature shown on official maps prepared by: <br>(a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet; <br>(b) The United States Geological Survey; or <br>(c) The United States Bureau of the Census. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992.