KRS § 118A.150 — KY Code / Title X / Chapter 118A / Section 118A.150
118A.150 Certification of candidates -- Ballots -- Effect of death or withdrawal of candidate -- Penalty
Status: in_force

118A.150 Certification of candidates -- Ballots -- Effect of death or withdrawal of

candidate -- Penalty.

(1) In certification of candidates for judicial office, no reference shall be made to

political affiliation.

(2) The Secretary of State shall not knowingly certify to the county clerk of any county

the name of any candidate who has not filed the required nomination or candidacy

papers, nor knowingly fail to certify the name of any candidate who has filed the

required nomination or candidacy papers.

(3) No county clerk shall knowingly cause to be printed on any ballots or absentee

ballots for any election, the name of a candidate for an office of the Court of Justice

who has not been certified in the manner specified in this chapter.

(4) If, before the time of certification of candidates who will appear on the ballot

provided for in this chapter, any candidate whose petition or certificate of

nomination or petition for candidacy has been filed, dies or notifies the Secretary of

State in writing, signed and properly notarized, that he will not accept the

nomination or election, the Secretary of State shall not certify his name.

(5) If, after the certification of candidates who will appear on the ballot, any candidate

whose petition or certificate of nomination or petition for candidacy has been filed,

dies or notifies the Secretary of State in the manner described in subsection (4) of

this section, that he will not accept the nomination or election, the Secretary of State

shall immediately notify the appropriate county clerk, and the clerk shall ensure that

notice is provided to the appropriate precincts as provided in subsection (7) of this

section.

(6) If after the certification of candidates who will appear on the ballot, any candidate

whose name appears on the ballot shall withdraw or die, neither the precinct

election officers nor the county board of elections shall tabulate or record the votes

cast for the candidate; and, in a primary, if there are only one (1) or two (2)

remaining candidates on the ballot for that office, following the withdrawal or death

of the other candidate or candidates, neither the precinct election officers nor the

county board of elections shall tabulate or record the votes for the remaining

candidate or candidates, and the officer with whom the remaining candidate or

candidates has filed his or her nomination papers shall immediately issue and file in

his or her office a certificate of nomination for that remaining candidate or

candidates and send a copy to the remaining candidate or candidates.

(7) If, after the certification of candidates who will appear on the ballot, any candidate

whose name appears on the ballot shall withdraw pursuant to KRS 118.212 or die,

the county clerk shall provide notices to the precinct election officers who shall see

that a notice is conspicuously displayed at the polling place advising voters of the

change, and that votes for the candidate shall not be tabulated or recorded. If the

county clerk learns of the death or withdrawal at least five (5) days prior to the

election and provides the notices required by this subsection and the precinct

officers fail to post the notices at the polling place, the officers shall be guilty of a

violation, subject to a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than two

hundred fifty dollars ($250).