2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 83A - ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT IN CITIES
83A.165 Election to fill unexpired term of city office.
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<![CDATA[83A.165 Election to fill unexpired term of city office.
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A candidate running to fill the unexpired term of any city office shall file his
nomination papers in accordance with the provisions of KRS 83A.045,
118.365, 118.375, and 83A.047.
Vacancies in the office of mayor or city legislative body that are to be filled
temporarily by appointment shall be governed by the provisions of KRS
83A.040 and Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution.
Vacancies in the office of mayor or city legislative body that are to be filled by
partisan election shall be governed by the following provisions:
(a) Vacancies in candidacy shall be governed by KRS 118.105;
(b) Nominations for unexpired terms shall be governed by KRS 118.115 and
Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution; and
(c) Independent candidates filing to fill a vacancy shall be governed by KRS
118.375.
Vacancies in the office of mayor or city legislative body that are to be filled by
nonpartisan election shall be governed by the following provisions:
(a) If the vacancy occurs not less than one hundred thirty-four (134) days
before a May primary, candidates to fill the vacancy shall be nominated at
that primary in the manner prescribed in KRS 83A.170; and
(b) If the vacancy occurs on or after the one hundred thirty-fourth day before
a May primary or at a time after the primary, the election to fill the
unexpired term shall be held without a primary in the manner prescribed
in Section 152 of the Kentucky Constitution. Petitions of nomination for
candidates to fill the vacancy shall be filed at the time and place
prescribed in KRS 118.365; and
(c) Vacancies in candidacy in any city that has eliminated the nonpartisan
primary election pursuant to KRS 83A.045 shall be governed by the
provisions of KRS 83A.045(2)(b)6.
Effective:January 1, 2015
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 16, effective January 1, 2015. -Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 19, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 288, sec. 33, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky.
Acts ch. 169, sec. 4, effective July 13, 1990; and ch. 366, sec. 3, effective July
13, 1990. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1988.
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