KRS 118.126: When candidate for Governor must designate running mate for

Lieutenant Governor -- Joint election of slate of candidates.

(1) Each candidate for the office of Governor shall designate a candidate for Lieutenant

Governor to serve as his or her running mate in a slate of candidates. After the filing

of the certificate or petition of nomination under KRS 118.365, and not later than 4

p.m. on the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election for the office

of Governor, the candidate shall designate his or her running mate by filing with the

Secretary of State the name and address of a person qualified under the Constitution

of Kentucky to serve as Lieutenant Governor.

(2) A slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected jointly

at a regular election by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both

offices. No candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall appear

individually on the ballot at a regular election for the office he or she is seeking.