67.918 Question of unification to be submitted to voters -- Adoption of unification plan after approval -- Prohibition against placing rejected plan on ballot for five years.
<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>67.918 Question of unification to be submitted to voters -- Adoption of unification <br>plan after approval -- Prohibition against placing rejected plan on ballot for <br>five years. <br>(1) The question whether the unification plan shall be adopted shall be filed with the <br>county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the day of the <br>next regular election. The plan shall be advertised at least once not later than ninety <br>(90) days before the regular election at which the voters will be asked to approve or <br>disapprove the adoption of the unification plan. <br>(2) The question to be submitted to the voters shall read as follows: <br> <br>"Are you in favor of unifying the city (or cities) of _____ and _____ County into a <br>single government according to the unification plan adopted by the Unification <br>Review Commission?" <br>(3) The unification plan shall be adopted if a majority of those voting on the issue are in <br>favor of forming a unified local government. <br>(4) The votes shall be counted, returns made, and canvassed in accordance with the <br>provisions of KRS Chapters 116 to 121 governing elections, and the results shall be <br>certified by the county board of election commissioners to the county clerk. If a <br>majority of those voting on the issue are in favor of forming a unified local <br>government, the county board of election commissioners shall enter the fact of <br>record and the unified local government shall be organized as provided in the <br>unification plan. <br>(5) An adopted unification plan shall take effect January 1 following the election of <br>officers to fill elective offices created by the unification plan. Officers shall be <br>elected in the regular election in the next even-numbered year following adoption of <br>the unification plan. <br>(6) If the question whether the unification plan shall be adopted is rejected by a <br>majority of the electorate, the question is defeated and cannot be voted on again for <br>five (5) years from the date of certification of the election results. <br>Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 246, sec. 10, effective July 12, 2006. <br><br>