Kentucky Statutes 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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(1) 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.
(2) 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. The notification and declaration for a candidate 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2020. — 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.
(2) 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. The notification and declaration for a candidate shall include the following oath:
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 118.125
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- 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 voting machine ballot, a paper ballot, an absentee ballot, a federal provisional ballot, a federal provisional absentee ballot, or a supplemental paper ballot which has been authorized for the use of the voters in any primary, regular election, or special election by the Secretary of State or the county clerk. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases in which an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Violate: includes failure to comply with. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
“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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 6, effective July 15, 2020. — 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.