Kentucky Statutes 118.365 – Time for filing certificates and petitions of nomination — Statement-of-candidacy forms — Petitions for recall elections or elections on public questions
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(1) Certificates of nomination issued by the State Board of Elections shall be filed by that board with the Secretary of State immediately. The certificates issued by the county board of elections shall be filed by that board with the county clerk immediately.
(2) Petitions of nomination for candidates for city offices except as provided in KRS § 83A.047, for candidates for members of boards of education, and for candidates for supervisors of soil and water conservation districts shall be filed with the county clerk not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought.
(3) Candidates for an office, the nomination to which is to be made by a convention pursuant to KRS § 118.325(1) and (2), except for the office of electors of President and Vice President of the United States, shall file the statements required by KRS § 118.325(3), with the official designated in KRS
118.165 with whom notification and declaration are filed for the office, not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the regular election for the office sought.
(4) Certificates of nomination made by the governing authority of a political party within the meaning of KRS § 118.015 or a political organization not constituting a political party within the meaning of KRS § 118.015 but whose candidate received two percent (2) of the vote of the state at the last preceding election for presidential electors to fill vacancies in office, as provided in KRS § 118.115 and KRS § 118.325, shall be filed as required with the Secretary of State or county clerk.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, petitions of nomination shall be filed as required with the Secretary of State or county clerk not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the offices will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought. The filing of petitions of nomination for independent, or political organization, or political group candidates shall not be accepted by the Secretary of State or the county clerk if the candidate has not filed a statement-of-candidacy form as required by KRS
118.367.
(6) Petitions and certificates of nomination for electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall be filed with the Secretary of State not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States and not later than the Friday following the first Tuesday in September preceding the date fixed by law for the election of the
electors.
(7) Petitions for recall elections or elections on public questions shall be filed as required with the county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the day fixed by law for holding a regular election.
(8) Petitions of any kind named in this section, statements, and certificates of nomination shall be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which papers are permitted to be filed.
Effective:April 7, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 20, effective April 7, 2022. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 7, effective November 7, 2018. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 3, effective April 5, 2007. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 12, effective July 14,
1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 47, effective July 13, 1990; and ch.
169, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 305, effective July
13, 1990. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 2, effective January 1, 1987; and ch. 470, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 185, sec. 21, effective January 2, 1985. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 254, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 122, effective June 21, 1974.
(2) Petitions of nomination for candidates for city offices except as provided in KRS § 83A.047, for candidates for members of boards of education, and for candidates for supervisors of soil and water conservation districts shall be filed with the county clerk not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 118.365
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Political organization: means a political group not constituting a political party within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section but whose candidate received two percent (2) or more of the vote of the state at the last preceding election for presidential electors. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
- political party: is a n affiliation or organization of electors representing a political policy and having a constituted authority for its government and regulation, and whose candidate received at least twenty percent (20) of the total vote cast at the last preceding election at which presidential electors were voted for. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
- Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Candidates for an office, the nomination to which is to be made by a convention pursuant to KRS § 118.325(1) and (2), except for the office of electors of President and Vice President of the United States, shall file the statements required by KRS § 118.325(3), with the official designated in KRS
118.165 with whom notification and declaration are filed for the office, not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the regular election for the office sought.
(4) Certificates of nomination made by the governing authority of a political party within the meaning of KRS § 118.015 or a political organization not constituting a political party within the meaning of KRS § 118.015 but whose candidate received two percent (2) of the vote of the state at the last preceding election for presidential electors to fill vacancies in office, as provided in KRS § 118.115 and KRS § 118.325, shall be filed as required with the Secretary of State or county clerk.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, petitions of nomination shall be filed as required with the Secretary of State or county clerk not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the offices will appear on the ballot and not later than the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought. The filing of petitions of nomination for independent, or political organization, or political group candidates shall not be accepted by the Secretary of State or the county clerk if the candidate has not filed a statement-of-candidacy form as required by KRS
118.367.
(6) Petitions and certificates of nomination for electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall be filed with the Secretary of State not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which there is an election for President and Vice President of the United States and not later than the Friday following the first Tuesday in September preceding the date fixed by law for the election of the
electors.
(7) Petitions for recall elections or elections on public questions shall be filed as required with the county clerk not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the day fixed by law for holding a regular election.
(8) Petitions of any kind named in this section, statements, and certificates of nomination shall be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which papers are permitted to be filed.
Effective:April 7, 2022
History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 87, sec. 20, effective April 7, 2022. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 7, effective November 7, 2018. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 3, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended
2007 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 3, effective April 5, 2007. — Amended 2003 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 2, effective June 24, 2003. — Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 2, sec. 7, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 195, sec. 17, effective July 15, 1996. — Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 296, sec. 12, effective July 14,
1992. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 47, effective July 13, 1990; and ch.
169, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 305, effective July
13, 1990. — Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 2, effective January 1, 1987; and ch. 470, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 20, effective July 13, 1984; and ch. 185, sec. 21, effective January 2, 1985. — Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 28, effective July 15, 1982. — Amended
1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 254, effective June 17, 1978. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 122, effective June 21, 1974.