KRS 118.581: Nomination of candidates by State Board of Elections.

The State Board of Elections shall convene in Frankfort on the third Tuesday in

December preceding a presidential preference primary. At the meeting required by this

section, the board shall nominate as presidential preference primary candidates all those

candidates of the political parties for the office of President of the United States who have

qualified for matching federal campaign funds. Immediately upon completion of this

requirement, the board shall transmit a list of all the nominees selected to th e Secretary of

State and shall also release the list to the news media.