KRS 118.125: Procedure and form for candidate to have name printed on primary ballot

-- Form in which name may appear on ballot. (Effective until January 1,

2027)

(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 or

she 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 Secretary of

State. It shall be signe d by the candidate and by not less than two (2) registered

voters who, at the time of signing, are of the same party as the candidate and from

the district or jurisdiction from which the candidate seeks nomination. Signatures

for nomination papers shall no t 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 date

of birth is ----- (month/day/year), 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;

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 par ty 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 electi ons

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: April 14, 2026