(1) If a vacancy occurs in any elective office less than one hundred sixty (160) days before the primary or at any time before the time prescribed in KRS § 118.365 for filing petitions of nomination, independent, or political organization, or political group candidates may file their petitions at the time and place provided in KRS
118.365, subject to the restrictions concerning party registration and candidacy provided in KRS § 118.315(1).

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 118.375

  • Political group: means a political group not constituting a political party or a political organization within the meaning of subsections (1) and (10) of this section. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
  • Political organization: means a political group not constituting a political party within the meaning of subsection (1) of this section but whose candidate received two percent (2) or more of the vote of the state at the last preceding election for presidential electors. See Kentucky Statutes 118.015
  • Regular election: means the election in even-numbered years at which members of Congress are elected and the election in odd-numbered years at which state officers are elected. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(2) If a vacancy occurs in any elective office after the time prescribed in KRS § 118.365 for filing petitions of nomination, but not less than three (3) months before the regular election, independent, or political organization, or political group candidates may file their petitions not later than the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election for the office sought, subject to the restrictions concerning party registration and candidacy provided in KRS § 118.315(1).
(3) A judge who elected to retire as a Senior Status Special Judge in accordance with KRS § 21.580 shall not become a candidate or a nominee for any elected office during the five (5) year term prescribed in KRS § 21.580(1)(a)1., regardless of the number of days served by the judge acting as a Senior Status Special Judge.
Effective: November 6, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 187, sec. 11, effective November 6, 2019. — Amended 2018 Ky. Acts ch. 162, sec. 8, effective November 7, 2018. — Amended
2013 Ky. Acts ch. 66, sec. 7, effective June 25, 2013. — Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch.
123, sec. 5, effective July 15, 2010. — Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 48, sec. 48, effective July 13, 1990. — Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 287, sec. 15, effective July
15, 1986. — Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 185, sec. 22, effective July 13, 1984. — Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 123, effective June 21, 1974.