KRS § 118.015 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118 / Section 118.015
118.015 Definitions for chapter
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118.015 Definitions for chapter.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) A "political party" is an affiliation or organization of electors representing a

political policy and having a constituted authority for its government and

regulation, and whose candidate received at least twenty percent (20) of the

total vote cast at the last preceding election at which presidential electors were

voted for;

(2) The word "election" used in reference to a state, district, county, or city

election, includes the decisions of questions submitted to the qualified voters

as well as the choice of officers by them;

(3) A "ballot" or "official ballot" means the official presentation of offices and

candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public

questions submitted for determination, and shall include a voting machine

ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal

provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been

authorized for the use of the voters in any primary, regular election, or special

election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk;

(4) "Ballot box" means any box, bag, or other container that can be locked, sealed,

or otherwise rendered tamper-resistant, for receiving ballots;

(5) "Election officer" means any person tasked with election administration within

this state, as context dictates the defined role, including but not limited to the

Secretary of State and his or her employees, members of the State Board of

Elections and staff, members of the county boards of election and staff,

precinct election officers, election officials, and poll workers;

(6) "Voting equipment" means any physical component of a voting system and

includes voting machines where voting machines are in operation;

(7) "Voting machine" or "machine" means a part of a voting system that consists

of:

(a) A direct recording electronic voting machine that:

1. Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with

mechanical or electro-operated components that may be actuated

by the voter;

2. Processes the data by means of a computer program;

3. Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external

memory components; and

4. Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable

memory component and on a printed copy; or

(b) One (1) or more electronic devices that operate independently or as a

combination of a ballot marking device and an electronic or automatic

vote tabulating device;

(8) "Voting system" means:

(a) The total combination of physical, mechanical, electromechanical, or

electronic equipment, including the software, hardware, firmware, and

documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment,

that is used to:

1. Define ballots;

2. Cast and count votes;

3. Report or display election results; and

4. Maintain and produce any audit trail information; and

(b) The practices and associated documentation used to:

1. Identify system components and versions of those components;

2. Test the system during its development and maintenance;

3. Maintain records of system errors and defects;

4. Determine specific system changes to be made to a system after

the initial qualification of the system; and

5. Make available any materials to the voter, such as notices,

instructions, forms, or paper ballots;

(9) The word "resident" used in reference to a candidate in a state, district, county,

or city election shall mean actual resident, without regard to the residence of

the spouse of the candidate;

(10) "Political organization" means a political group not constituting a political party

within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section but whose candidate

received two percent (2) or more of the vote of the state at the last preceding

election for presidential electors; and

(11) "Political group" means a political group not constituting a political party or a

political organization within the meaning of subsections (1) and (10) of this

section.