117.025 Executive director and assistant director -- Staff -- Powers and duties

(1) The State Board of Elections shall appoint an executive director, who shall be the chief administrative officer for the board. The board shall also appoint an assistant director, who shall be of a different political party than the director

The salaries of the director and the assistant director shall be set by the board

(2) The State Board of Elections shall employ, on a bipartisan basis, a staff sufficient to carry out the duties assigned to the board, including legal counsel and a training officer to provide assistance to the county clerks and the county boards of elections in their training of precinct election officers

(3) The board shall: (a) Maintain a complete roster of all qualified registered voters within the state by county and precinct, and institute appropriate safeguards to ensure that there is no inappropriate use of the voter registration roster

State and local election officials, including the Secretary of State, employees of the Secretary, and members of the State Board of Elections and their staff, shall only use the voter registration roster for purposes relevant to their prescribed duties of election administration. The Secretary of State, and two (2) employees of the Secretary, who may be designated by the Secretary with explicit written authority and notification to the board, shall have electronic access to the information contained within the voter registration roster, but shall not correct, alter, or delete information from the voter registration roster, unless having obtained prior approval by a majority of the voting members of the board; (b) For each primary, furnish each county clerk with a master list of all registered voters in the county, together with three (3) signature rosters of all registered voters in each precinct of the county according to party affiliation, and two (2) lists of all registered voters in each precinct of the county at least five (5) days prior to each primary; For each regular election, furnish each county clerk with a master list of all registered voters in the county, together with one (1) signature roster of all registered voters in each precinct of the county on which each voter's party affiliation is identified, and two (2) lists of all registered voters in each precinct of the county at least five (5) days prior to each regular election; (c) (d) Maintain all information furnished to the board relating to the inclusion or deletion of names from the rosters for four (4) years; (e) Furnish, at a reasonable price, the state central executive committee of each political party qualifying under KRS 118.015 monthly data of all additions, deletions and changes of registration in each precinct of each county and the state central executive committee shall furnish a county listing to each of the county executive committees of each political party; Purchase, lease or contract for the use of equipment necessary to properly carry out its duties under the provisions of this chapter and KRS Chapters 116 and 118; (f) (g) Secure information from any source which may assist the board in carrying out the purposes of this section; political party committees or officials thereof, (h) Furnish at a reasonable price any and all precinct lists to duly qualified candidates, or any committee that advocates or opposes an amendment or public question

The State Board of Elections may also furnish the precinct lists to other persons at the board's discretion, at a reasonable price to be determined by the board. The board shall not furnish precinct lists to persons who intend to use the lists for commercial use; and Be responsible for oversight of board personnel, including hiring, investigations, disciplinary actions, promotions, and other like actions subject to KRS Chapter 18A

(i) Effective:March 19, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 3, effective March 19, 2019. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 5, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 13, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1984 Ky

Acts ch. 185, sec. 6, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 333, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 457, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 19, effectiive June 21, 1974