Title X, Elections
17 chapters · 300 sections in this title.
KRS § 118A.010 Definitions -- Applicability of provisions of KRS Chapter 118
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As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Ballot" or "official ballot" means the official presentation of offices and candidates to be voted for, including write-in candidates, and all public questions submitted for determination, and shall include a vo…
KRS § 118A.020 Justices of the Supreme Court
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Justices of the Supreme Court shall be elected from the Supreme Court districts established by KRS Chapter 21A.
KRS § 118A.030 Judges of the Court of Appeals
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(1) Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be elected from the same districts as are justices of the Supreme Court. (2) In each Court of Appeals district there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of Court of Appeals Judges in the district…
KRS § 118A.040 Circuit Judges
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(1) Circuit Judges shall be elected from the judicial circuits established in KRS Chapter 23A. (2) In judicial circuits having two (2) or more judges there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of Circuit Judges in the circuit. Each judge…
KRS § 118A.045 Election of family court judges
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(1) Family court judges shall be elected from the judicial circuits established in KRS Chapter 23A and to a family court division so designated by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 112(6) of the Constitution of Kentucky. (2) All family court divisions as certified by the Cler…
KRS § 118A.050 District Judges
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(1) District Judges shall be elected from judicial districts. (2) In judicial districts having two (2) or more judges there shall be, for election purposes, numbered divisions corresponding to the number of District Judges in the district. Each judge shall be elected at large fro…
KRS § 118A.060 Petition for nomination -- Examination of petition -- Form and order of names on ballot -- Duties of Secretary of State -- Ballot position unalterable -- Certification of nomination. (Effective until January 1, 2027)
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names on ballot -- Duties of Secretary of State -- Ballot position unalterable -- Certification of nomination. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) Except as provided in KRS 118A.100, no person's name shall appear on a ballot, including an absentee ballot, for an office of the C…
KRS § 118A.065 Disclosure of political party affiliation of candidate for nonpartisan judicial office
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judicial office. (1) A candidate for judicial office may publicly disclose his or her political party affiliation, including but not limited to: (a) Identifying himself or herself as a member of a political party; (b) Stating current voter registration status or past or current p…
KRS § 118A.080 Denial of right to have name placed on ballot -- Restoration -- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge
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Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) No person who was a candidate for nomination for any office of the Court of Justice in a primary and who, before the succeeding regular election, is declared by the final judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to have vio…
KRS § 118A.090 Determination of order of names on ballot for regular election -- Secretary of State's duties -- Ballot labels -- Ballot position unalterable -- District, circuit, or numbered division candidate with most votes elected
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Secretary of State's duties -- Ballot labels -- Ballot position unalterable -- District, circuit, or numbered division candidate with most votes elected. (1) For the regular election, the order of names on the ballot for each district or circuit, and numbered division if division…
KRS § 118A.100 Filling vacancy for unexpired term -- Petition for nomination -- Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge
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Ineligibility of Senior Status Special Judge. (1) Candidates for an unexpired term of a judicial office to be filled at a regular election shall be nominated at the primary next preceding the regular election in the manner prescribed in KRS 118A.060 if the vacancy occurs not late…
KRS § 118A.130 Candidate's name to appear but once
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No judicial candidate's name shall appear on any ballot more than once.
KRS § 118A.140 Register of candidates -- Display of information on website
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(1) The Secretary of State shall keep a book entitled "Register of Candidates for Nomination to Offices of the Court of Justice." The Secretary of State shall enter in that book the name, the email address or post office box address, the office sought, and the district number of …
KRS § 118A.150 Certification of candidates -- Ballots -- Effect of death, disqualification, or withdrawal of candidate -- Penalty
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or withdrawal of candidate -- Penalty. (1) In certification of candidates for judicial office, no reference shall be made to political affiliation. (2) The Secretary of State shall not knowingly certify to the county clerk of any county the name of any candidate who has not filed…
KRS § 118A.160 Hours for filing -- Inspection
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All nomination or candidacy papers filed under this chapter shall during normal business hours be subject to inspection by any person.
KRS § 118A.190 Issuance of certificates by State Board of Elections -- Tie votes
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(1) The State Board of Elections shall issue certificates of nomination or election for all primary and regular elections as provided in this section. (2) Following a primary or regular election, the board of elections of each county shall make out duplicate certificates of the t…
KRS § 118A.990 Penalty
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Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform his duties in the manner specified in this chapter shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.