How SB 264 changes current law

Compared against the Kentucky Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds provisions for citizen ballot initiatives to the Kentucky Constitution and modifies existing procedures for their publication and certification.

• KRS 118.415

  The Secretary of State shall cause the question calculated to inform the electorate of the substance of the amendment which is prepared by the General Assembly to be published at least one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the same manner the fact that the amendment will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be voted for. → Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 118.415 to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall cause the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Section 2 of this Act to be published at least one time in a newspaper of general circulation published in this state, and shall also cause to be published at the same time and in the same manner the fact that the amendment will be submitted to the voters for their acceptance or rejection at the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be voted for.

  This change requires the Secretary of State to publish the full text of the proposed amendment along with the substance of the amendment question.

• KRS 118.415

  the county clerk shall have the substance of the amendment, as so certified, indicated on the ballots. → the county clerk shall have the entirety of the question and the amendment, as so certified, indicated on the ballots provided to the voters in paper or electronic form as applicable to the voting machines in use in each county or precinct.

  This change mandates that the county clerk includes the full text of the amendment question and ensures it is indicated on the ballots in both paper and electronic formats.

• KRS 118.415

  not later than the first Tuesday in August preceding the election at which the amendment is to be voted on. → no later than the first Tuesday in August preceding the election at which the amendment is to be voted on.

  This change clarifies the timeline for publication to align it with other provisions regarding election announcements.

• KRS 118.415

  not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday in August preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States, shall certify the → not later than the second Monday after the second Tuesday in August preceding the next regular election at which members of the General Assembly are to be chosen in a year in which there is not an election for President and Vice President of the United States, or not later than the Thursday after the first Tuesday in September preceding a regular election in a year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States, shall certify the entirety of the question in Section 1 of this Act and the entirety of the proposed amendment to the Constitution of Kentucky contained in Section 2 of this Act to the county clerk of each county, and

  This change specifies the certification process for the new amendment, ensuring clarity on what must be certified with regard to the question and proposed amendment.