Section 117.0551 - Boundaries of precincts(1) A county board of elections shall establish election precincts so that each boundary of each precinct follows:(a) A boundary described in KRS 117.055(1);(b) The boundary of an incorporated city;(c) A boundary of an urban-county legislative district established under KRS Chapter 67A;(d) A boundary of a school district or school district division established under KRS Chapter 160; or(e) A boundary of a census tract or census block established by the United States Bureau of the Census for the most recent decennial census of population and appearing on census block boundary maps.(2) If a county board of elections cannot establish a precinct that complies with KRS 117.055 by using the boundaries permitted under subsection (1) of this section, the county board of elections may either: (a) Establish the precinct boundary by using a boundary following a visible feature, including but not limited to a highway, railroad, or stream centerline, and an extension of that visible feature to, but not across, another visible feature, nor across an extension of another feature that is used as a precinct boundary; or(b) Request an exemption under KRS 117.0553 and 117.0554.(3) For purposes of this section, a "visible feature" is a physical feature shown on official maps or in geographic information system (GIS) layers that are solely or both prepared and maintained by:(a) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet;(b) The United States Geological Survey;(c) The United States Bureau of the Census;(d) The Kentucky Department of Revenue; or(e) The Commonwealth Office of Technology.Effective:7/14/1992
Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 430, sec. 2, effective7/14/1992.