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119.165 False personation of a voter -- Nonresident or unqualified person voting.

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119.165 False personation of a voter -- Nonresident or unqualified person voting. (1) Any person who falsely personates a registered voter, and receives and casts a ballot by means of such personation, shall be guilty of a Class D felony. An attempt at <br>such personation shall constitute a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person who, by means other than falsely personating a registered voter, votes at an election in this state when he is a resident of another state or country, or votes <br>more than once at an election, or votes by use of the naturalization papers of another <br>person, shall be guilty of a Class D felony. Any person who knowingly votes or <br>attempts to vote in a precinct other than the one in which he resides shall be guilty <br>of a Class A misdemeanor, unless by voting in a precinct in which he does not live <br>he is enabled to vote in a race or on a matter in which he could not vote in his <br>proper precinct in which case he shall be guilty of a Class D felony. Any person <br>who lends or hires his or another's naturalization papers to be used for the purpose <br>of voting shall be subject to the same penalty. (3) Any resident of this state who, by means other than falsely personating a registered voter, votes at a regular or special election before he has resided in this state thirty <br>(30) days, or in the county and precinct where the election is held the time required <br>by law, or before he has attained full age, or before he has become a citizen, shall be <br>guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. (4) Any person who, by means other than falsely personating a registered voter, votes in a primary election knowing that he is not qualified as provided in KRS 116.055, <br>shall be guilty of a violation. (5) Any person who applies for or receives a ballot at any voting place other than the one at which he is entitled to vote, under circumstances not constituting a violation <br>of any of the provisions of subsections (1) to (4) of this section, shall be guilty of a <br>Class A misdemeanor. Effective: July 14, 1992 <br>History: Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 463, sec. 12, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 74, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 130, sec. 77.