KY HB534

Requires monthly verification of voter registration against the federal SAVE database to identify and remove non-citizens, with removal information forwarded to the Attorney General for potential prosecution

Mandates the Administrative Office of the Courts to provide monthly lists of felony convictions to the State Board of Elections for voter roll maintenance, including persons with cases pending appeal

Prohibits voting equipment that uses barcodes, QR codes, or other non-human readable codes to represent or tabulate voter choices, and allows counties to optionally publish ballot images and cast vote records through public software platforms after election certification

Permits judicial candidates to publicly disclose their political party affiliation and communicate political values, while prohibiting them from claiming official party nomination or using materials implying party endorsement

Allows successful election contest challengers and candidates challenging non-bona fide candidates to recover attorney's fees and court costs, and permits qualified political party committees to endorse or oppose candidates in nonpartisan races