KRS 118.591: Nomination of presidential preference primary candidate by petition --

Qualification of candidate through filing of notice of candidacy.

(1) Any person seeking the endorsement by a political party for the office of President

of the United State s, or any group organized in this state on behalf of, and with the

consent of, the person, may file with the Secretary of State certified petitions signed

by five thousand (5,000) persons who, at the time they sign, are registered and

qualified voters in t he Commonwealth and are affiliated, by registration, with the

same political party as the candidate for whom petitions are filed.

(2) The petitions shall be filed by the petitioners with the Secretary of State no later

than the first Friday following the f irst Monday in January preceding a presidential

preference primary.

(3) The petitions shall state:

(a) The name of the candidate for nomination and the party of which the

candidate is a member; and

(b) The name and address of the chair of the group circulating such petition.

(4) The Secretary of State shall determine the sufficiency of petitions filed with him or

her and shall immediately communicate his or her determination to the chair of the

group which has filed the petitions.

(5) In lieu of the petitio n requirements of subsections (1) to (4) of this section, a

candidate may qualify to appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of the

candidate's political party by filing with the Secretary of State, no later than the first

Friday following the first Monday in January preceding a presidential preference

primary, a notice of candidacy signed by the candidate and either of the following:

(a) A certification by the Federal Election Commission that, by the filing

deadline, the candidate has qualified for matching federal campaign funds; or

(b) Evidence that, by the filing deadline, the candidate's name is qualified to

appear on the presidential preference primary ballot of the candidate's political

party in at least twenty (20) other states.

(6) The Secretary of State shall determine the sufficiency of the documentation

provided pursuant to subsection (5) of this section and shall immediately

communicate his or her determination to the candidate or the candidates's agent.