Nominating petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the county in which the district lies to nominate candidates for supervisors of the district. Such petitions shall be filed by at least the last date prescribed by the election law generally for filing certificates of nomination prior to a general election. Such petitions shall be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which such papers are permitted to be filed. Each nominating petition shall be subscribed by twenty-five (25) or more qualified voters who are residents of the territory to be encompassed by the district. Resident qualified voters may join in nominating by petition more than one (1) candidate for supervisor. The nominating petition shall state the residence and post office address of each candidate, that he or she is legally qualified to hold the office, that the subscribers desire and are legally qualified to vote for the candidate, and for candidates who have not taken office prior to June 29, 2023, that the candidate is at least eighteen (18) years of age. The county clerk shall certify the nomination and election of supervisors to the commission.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 7, effective June 29, 2023. — Amended
1986 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 5, effective January 1, 1987; ch. 470, sec. 42, effective July 15, 1986. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 29, effective July 13, 1984. — Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 151, sec. 4. — Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 42i-6.