118A.010 Definitions -- Applicability of provisions of KRS Chapter 118. - Kentucky Statutes

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118A.010 Definitions -- Applicability of provisions of KRS Chapter 118. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Ballot" or "official ballot" means the voting machine ballot label, ballot cards, paper ballots, an absentee ballot, a special ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot
which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary, general, or
special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk; (2) "Ballot card" means a tabulating card on which votes may be recorded by a voter by use of a voting device or by marking with a pen or special marking device; (3) "Ballot label" means the cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other material on which appear the names of candidates and the questions to be voted on by means of ballot
cards or voting machines; (4) "Election" refers only to elections for offices of the Court of Justice; and
(5) "Voting machine" or "machine" shall include lever machines and, as far as applicable, any electronic or electromechanical unit and supplies utilized or relied
upon by a voter in casting his vote in an election. No provisions of KRS Chapter 118 existing on March 10, 1976, except KRS 118.015
through 118.045 shall apply to such elections. All other provisions of the election laws
not inconsistent with this chapter shall be applicable thereto. Effective: June 24, 2003
History: Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 17, effective June 24, 2003. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 360, sec. 42, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1976 Ky. Acts
ch. 54, sec. 1, effective March 10, 1976.