Title X, Elections

(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…

(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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

No judicial candidate's name shall appear on any ballot more than once.

(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 …

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…

All nomination or candidacy papers filed under this chapter shall during normal business hours be subject to inspection by any person.

(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…

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.