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Ex. MET-SDF-038 Order Primary source read

Fayette County Clerk Elections Department closed (September 14, 2020)

Elections Department shut down after a positive COVID-19 case; all employees in the area required to self-quarantine for a minimum of two weeks; reopening expected September 28, 2020

Fayette County Clerk (release issued through LFUCG) · Fayette County, Kentucky (County)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Fayette County, Kentucky · Louisville and Lexington · Kentucky
Level
County
Authority
CDC quarantine guidance as applied by the Clerk; KRS ch. 117 (elections)
Issued
2020-09-14 Sept. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-09-14
End
2020-09-28 (expected) (read as 2020-09-28)
In force
Sept. 14, 2020 to Sept. 28, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesQuarantine and isolation
Addressees
  • Elections Department employees
  • the public
Functions reached
  • WF workforce (quarantine of an entire department)
  • CT public offices
Collection
Louisville and Lexington MET-SDF

Operative words

The Fayette County Clerk's Elections Department has been temporarily shut down due to a positive COVID-19 case. CDC guidelines require all employees in the area to self-quarantine for a minimum of two weeks. We hope to reopen the department on Monday, Sept. 28. All other departments remain open.

Enforcement

closure of the department; quarantine of employees

Notes

Concrete example of the quarantine rules' operation on a public office in the third quarter of 2020, seven weeks before a general election.

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