2012 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 83A ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT IN CITIES 83A.050 General election laws to govern election of city officers unless changed by ordinance.
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83A.050 General election laws to govern election of city officers unless changed by
ordinance.
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Election of city officers shall be governed by general election laws as provided in
KRS Chapters 116 through 121 unless the city legislative body prescribes by
ordinance that election of city officers shall be under nonpartisan city election laws
as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.170, 83A.175 and 83A.047. The ordinance shall
become effective not later than twenty-three (23) days prior to the date prescribed
by the election law generally for filing notification and declaration forms with the
county clerk in a year in which a regular election is to be held in which any city
office is to be filled. Immediately subsequent to publication of any ordinance
prescribing that election of city officers be under nonpartisan city election laws, a
copy of that ordinance shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the
city is located. City officers of each city of the second class operating under the city
manager form of government pursuant to KRS 83A.150 shall be elected in
nonpartisan elections as provided in KRS 83A.045, 83A.170, 83A.175, and
83A.047.
A city may change the manner of election of city officers within the provisions of
subsection (1) of this section by ordinance, except that no change shall be made
earlier than five (5) years from the last change.
The city shall pay the costs of city elections only if city elections are held at a time
other than prescribed by KRS Chapters 116 to 121.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 169, sec. 3, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts
ch. 44, sec. 1, effective March 2, 1984. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 1,
effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 235, sec. 5, effective July 15,
1980.
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