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117.0552 Procedure for establishing precincts.

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117.0552 Procedure for establishing precincts. (1) As used in KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and KRS 117.0557, &quot;establish a precinct&quot; shall include the following: <br>(a) Creating a new precinct; <br>(b) Dividing one (1) precinct into two (2) or more precincts; <br>(c) Combining two (2) or more precincts into one (1) precinct; and <br>(d) Altering a boundary line between two (2) or more precincts. (2) Each county board of elections shall establish precincts by issuing a proposed precinct establishment order. Each proposed precinct establishment order shall be <br>submitted to the executive director of the State Board of Elections for approval. (3) The order prescribed in subsection (2) of this section shall include: (a) A written description of the boundaries of each precinct to be established; <br>(b) A map or maps clearly showing the boundaries of each precinct to be established; (c) The estimated number of registered voters in each precinct to be established; and (d) Any additional information which may be required by an administrative regulation adopted by the State Board of Elections under KRS Chapter 13A <br>for the purposes of assuring compliance with KRS 117.055 to 117.0555 and <br>KRS 117.0557. (4) If a proposed precinct establishment order includes a description of a precinct with a boundary that follows the boundary of an entity referred to in KRS 117.0551(1), the <br>order shall include the following: <br>(a) A description that precisely identifies the boundary line; and <br>(b) A notation on the map of the precinct indicating that the boundary is that of an entity referred to in KRS 117.0551(1) and naming the specific entity. (5) If a proposed precinct establishment order includes a description of a precinct boundary that follows one or more visible features, the order shall include a <br>description that precisely identifies each feature that forms the precinct boundary. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 3, , effective July 14,1992.