177.760 Submission of question to the people -- Duties of Secretary of State. - Kentucky Statutes

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177.760 Submission of question to the people -- Duties of Secretary of State. KRS 177.700 to 177.820 shall be submitted to the people of the Commonwealth at the
general election to be held on November 8, 1960. The fact of such submission shall be
publicly advertised in the following ways:
(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State, immediately after September 1, 1960, to determine whether the ballot question shall be the one set forth in KRS 177.740,
or the one set forth in KRS 177.750, and to inform the Attorney General of the
Commonwealth of such determination. It shall then be the duty of the Attorney
General to prepare and furnish to the Secretary of State, not later than September
15, 1960, a form of "Notice of Election," which shall be so designated, shall
conform to any requirements otherwise provided by law for notices of elections, and
further shall set forth the proper ballot question in full, and KRS 177.700 to
177.820 in full, with provisions for the signature of the Secretary of State. The
Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of such form of "Notice of Election" to each
of five (5) daily newspapers of bona fide general circulation, published in different
areas of the Commonwealth and selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State,
with directions that the same be published in each of such newspapers in the form
of a legal notice, in one (1) issue published in each of the calendar weeks
commencing on Mondays, October 10, 17, 24, and 31, 1960, but not in any Sunday
issue. Each such newspaper shall publish the same as directed, in the size type
customarily used by it in publishing legal notices, and shall be entitled to payment
according to its standard prevailing rate for publication of legal notices. After the
last publication, each such newspaper shall provide to the Secretary of State, with or
before its bill for publication, at least three (3) copies of an affidavit sufficient to
constitute proper proof of publication, and if the Secretary of State finds the same to
be in order he shall be authorized to draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer for
payment from uncommitted moneys in the general fund of the Commonwealth. (2) The Secretary of State shall deliver a copy of said form of "Notice of Election" to the state printer, and thereupon the state printer shall promptly prepare and furnish
to the Secretary of State at least one hundred twenty-five (125) copies of such notice
in the form of handbills of sufficient size and type composition as to be ordinarily
legible. The Secretary of State shall furnish a copy of the notice in such handbill
form to the county clerk of each county of the Commonwealth, and it shall be the
duty of each county clerk, upon receiving the same, to post the same at or near the
county courthouse door, or otherwise as notices of judicial sales and other court
proceedings are customarily posted. (3) Each county clerk shall cause a facsimile of the ballot question to be published as may be required by law. (4) If the Secretary of State shall perform in proper and timely fashion each of the duties provided in this section to be performed by him, any failure of others to
perform duties and functions as herein provided shall not invalidate the election as
to approval or disapproval of KRS 177.700 to 177.820, if upon consideration of the
Commonwealth as a whole, it shall appear that the qualified voters were fairly
apprised of the election. Effective: June 17, 1978
History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 302, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1960 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 8, effective June 16, 1960.