KRS 118.165: Filing of nomination papers -- Certification -- Ineligibility of Senior Status

Special Judge.

(1) Except as provided in KRS Chapters 116 to 121, candidates for offices to be voted

for by the electors of one (1) county or of a district less than one (1) county, except

candidates for members of Congress, members of the General Assembly, and

Commonwealth's attorneys, shall file their nomination papers with the county clerk

of the county not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monda y in

November of the year preceding the year the office will appear on the ballot and not

later than the first Friday following the first Monday in January preceding the day

fixed by law for holding the primary. All nomination papers shall be filed no late r

than 4 p.m. local time at the place of filing when filed on the last date on which the

papers may be filed.

(2) Candidates for offices to be voted for by the electors of more than one (1) county,

including candidates for members of Congress, members of t he General Assembly,

and Commonwealth's attorneys, shall file their nomination papers with the

Secretary of State not earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in

November of the year preceding the year the office will appear on the ballot and not

later than the first Friday following the first Monday in January preceding the day

fixed by law for holding the primary. 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. All nomination papers shall be filed no later than 4 p.m. local time at

the place of filing when filed on the last date on which the papers may be filed.

(3) The Secretary of State or the county clerk shall examine the notification and

declaration form of each candidate to determine whether it is regular on its face. If

there is an error, the proper officer shall notify the candidate by certified mail

within twenty-four (24) hours of filing.

(4) 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.