**[Requirements for Serving as a Pollworker]{.underline}**

**[Kentucky]{.underline}**

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| **[State Registration Requirement]{.underline}**                      |
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| **[(Exceptions may be found in Student Election Assistant             |
| category)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Must be a qualified voter in the precinct.                            |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(9) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Age Requirement]{.underline}**                                     |
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| 18 years of age.                                                      |
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| *Ky. Const. § 145 (Thomson/West 2006).*                               |
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| One election official per precinct may be 17, who will become 18 on   |
| or before the day of the regular election.                            |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(9) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Residency Place and Term Required for Voter                        |
| Registration]{.underline}**                                           |
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| State. No durational residency requirement other than being           |
| registered before registration closes.                                |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 116.025 (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[Residency Requirement for Service (State, County or                |
| Precinct)]{.underline}**                                              |
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| Precinct then County.                                                 |
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| An election officer shall be a qualified voter of the precinct;       |
| except that, where no qualified voter of the required political party |
| is available within the precinct, the election officer shall be a     |
| qualified voter of the county.                                        |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(9) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Affiliation with Political Party Requirement]{.underline}**        |
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| **[and Process for Nomination as Poll Worker]{.underline}**           |
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| Affiliation Generally Required, unless emergency appointment is       |
| necessary.                                                            |
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| The county executive committees of the two political parties having   |
| representation on the State Board of Elections may, on or before      |
| March 15 each year, designate a list of at least four names for each  |
| precinct; except in any precinct where there are not four qualified   |
| persons a lesser number may be designated. No later than March 20th   |
| each year the county board of elections shall select one judge at     |
| each voting place from each political party\'s list, and select the   |
| sheriff from one political party\'s list and the clerk from the       |
| other. If lists are not submitted, the two members of the county      |
| board of elections who are appointed by the State Board of Elections  |
| may submit lists. If the county board of elections is unable to find  |
| two qualified officers for each precinct who are affiliated with the  |
| two political parties, they shall submit a list of emergency election |
| officer appointments to the State Board of Elections. The list of     |
| emergency appointments may include qualified voters not affiliated    |
| with the two parties represented on the state board.                  |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045 (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[Term Requirements]{.underline}**                                   |
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| One year except for minors 17 years of age who will become18 years of |
| age on or before the day of the regular election who may only serve   |
| as election officers for the primary and regular elections.           |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(1) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Compensation and Hour Requirements]{.underline}**                  |
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| Minimum compensation of \$60.00 per election day served, with the     |
| right to additional compensation to be decided by the county board of |
| elections.                                                            |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(11) (Thomson/West 2006).*              |
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| Compensation in the minimum amount of ten dollars (\$10) for          |
| reimbursement of actual expenses shall be paid by the county to the   |
| election officers for attending the training session.                 |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.187 (4) (Thomson/West 2006).*              |
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| **[Training, Certification and Oath Requirements]{.underline}**       |
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| The county board of elections shall provide special training before   |
| each primary and regular election regarding duties and the penalties  |
| for failure to perform. Election officers, including alternates,      |
| shall attend the training session, unless excused by the county board |
| of elections for reason of illness or other emergency. Any person who |
| fails to attend a training session without being excused shall be     |
| prohibited from serving as an election officer for a period of five   |
| years.                                                                |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.187(2) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Elected Public Officials Prohibited]{.underline}**                 |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Candidates Prohibited]{.underline}**                               |
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| No candidates or the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of a   |
| candidate who is to be voted for at the election.                     |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(9) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[The Effect of Felon Status on Participation]{.underline}**         |
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| Prohibited if convicted of a felony, unless restored to civil rights  |
| by executive pardon.                                                  |
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| *Ky. Const. § 145 (Thomson/West 2006).*                               |
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| Prohibited if ever convicted of an election law offense or a felony,  |
| unless restored to civil rights by the Governor.                      |
|                                                                       |
| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(2) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[The Effect of Mental Incapacitation on                             |
| Participation]{.underline}**                                          |
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| Prohibited if idiot and insane.                                       |
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| *Ky. Const. § 145 (Thomson/West 2006).*                               |
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| The rights of which a ward is legally deprived upon a determination   |
| of disability in managing his personal affairs and financial          |
| resources include, but are not limited to, the right to vote.         |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. § 387.590 (10) (Thomson/West 2006).*                  |
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| **[English Fluency and Literacy Requirement]{.underline}**            |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Good Reputation Requirement]{.underline}**                         |
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| Must sign a statement that he is willing to serve, has not failed to  |
| serve without excuse in the past, and has not been convicted of an    |
| election law offense or any felony, unless the person\'s civil rights |
| have been restored by the Governor.\                                  |
| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(2) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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| **[Alternative Positions with Different Requirements]{.underline}**   |
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| No Information Available.                                             |
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| **[Student Election Assistant Statute]{.underline}**                  |
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| A 17 year old who will become 18 on or before the day of the regular  |
| election may serve as an election officer for the primary and regular |
| elections in which he or she is qualified to vote; however, no        |
| precinct shall have more than one person serving as an election       |
| officer who is a minor seventeen years of age.                        |
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| *Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 117.045(9) (Thomson/West 2006).*               |
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