2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 118 - CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS 118.125 Procedure and form for candidate to get name on primary ballot -- Form in which name may appear on ballot.
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118.125 Procedure and form for candidate to get name on primary ballot -Form in which name may appear on ballot.
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Except as provided in KRS 118.155, any person who is qualified under the
provisions of KRS 116.055 to vote in any primary for the candidates for
nomination by the party at whose hands he or she seeks the nomination, shall
have his or her name printed on the official ballot of his or her party for an
office to which he is eligible in that primary, upon filing, with the Secretary of
State or county clerk, as appropriate, at the proper time, a notification and
declaration.
The notification and declaration shall be in the form prescribed by the State
Board of Elections. It shall be signed by the candidate and by not less than two
(2) registered voters of the same party from the district or jurisdiction from
which the candidate seeks nomination. Signatures for nomination papers shall
not be affixed on the document to be filed prior to the first Wednesday after the
first Monday in November of the year preceding the year in which the office will
appear on the ballot.
(a) The notification and declaration for a candidate for an office other than
Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall include the following oath:
"For the purpose of having my name placed on the official primary
election ballot as a candidate for nomination by the ------ Party, I, -----(name in full as desired on the ballot as provided in KRS 118.129), do
solemnly swear that my residence address is ----- (street, route, highway,
city if applicable, county, state, and zip code), that my mailing address, if
different, is ----- (post office address), and that I am a registered -----(party) voter in ------ precinct; that I believe in the principles of the -----Party, and intend to support its principles and policies; that I meet all the
statutory and constitutional qualifications for the office which I am
seeking; that if nominated as a candidate of such party at the ensuing
election I will accept the nomination and not withdraw for reasons other
than those stated in KRS 118.105(3); that I will not knowingly violate any
election law or any law relating to corrupt and fraudulent practice in
campaigns or elections in this state, and if finally elected I will qualify for
the office."
The declaration shall be subscribed and sworn to before an officer
authorized to administer an oath by the candidate and by the two (2)
voters making the declaration and signing the candidate's petition for
office.
(b) The notification and declaration for a slate of candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor shall include the following oath:
"For the purpose of having our names placed on the official primary
election ballot as a slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor for nomination by the ------ Party, I, ------, (name of candidate for
Governor in full as desired on the ballot as provided in KRS 118.129), do
solemnly swear that my residence address is ----- (street, route, highway,
city if applicable, county, state, and zip code), that my mailing address, if
different, is ----- (post office address), and that I am a registered -----(party) voter in ------ precinct; and I, ------, (name of candidate for
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Lieutenant Governor in full as desired on the ballot as provided in KRS
118.129), do solemnly swear that my residence address is ----- (street,
route, highway, city if applicable, county, state, and zip code), that my
mailing address, if different, is ----- (post office address), and that I am a
registered ------ (party) voter in ------ precinct; that we believe in the
principles of the ------ Party, and intend to support its principles and
policies; that we meet all the statutory and constitutional qualifications for
the offices which we are seeking; that we will accept the nomination and
not withdraw for reasons other than those stated in KRS 118.105(3); that
we will not knowingly violate any election law or any law relating to corrupt
or fraudulent practice in campaigns or elections in this state, and if finally
elected we will qualify for our offices."
The declaration shall be subscribed and sworn to before an officer
authorized to administer an oath by the candidate and by the two (2)
voters making the declaration and signing the petition for office.
When the notice and declaration has been filed with the Secretary of State or
county clerk, as appropriate, and certified according to KRS 118.165, the
Secretary of State or county clerk, as appropriate, shall have the candidate's
name printed on the ballot according to the provisions of this chapter, except
as provided in KRS 118.185.
Titles, ranks, or spurious phrases shall not be accepted on the filing papers
and shall not be printed on the ballots as part of the candidate's name;
however, nicknames, initials, and contractions of given names may be
acceptable as the candidate's name.
Effective:July 15, 2008
History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 10, effective July 15, 2008. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 275, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 201, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended 1994 Ky.
Acts ch. 458, sec. 18, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts
ch. 186, sec. 1, effective November 5, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48,
sec. 39, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 470, sec. 23,
effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 317, sec. 1, effective July
13, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 394, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1982. -Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 7, sec. 1, effective June 19, 1976; and ch. 54,
sec. 24, effective March 10, 1976. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 102,
effective June 21, 1974.
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