KRS 67A.540: Election among active members -- Certification of vote.

(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions, there shall be held on the first Wednesday after

the first Tuesday of September of each year an election among the active members

for trustee of the fund.

(2) On or before August 10 preceding, nominations for candidates in the election shall

be filed with the chief of the police department and the chief of the fire department.

The nominations shall be in writing and shall be signed by not less than twenty -five

percent (25%) of the members. Within five (5) days after the close of nominations,

the chiefs of the respective departments shall certify in writing to all districts and

bureaus of the departments the names of those placed in nomination.

(3) On the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in September beginning at th e hour

of 12 noon on Wednesday and continuing thereafter for a forty -eight (48) hour

period, an election shall be held under the supervision of the commanding officers

of the districts and bureaus. Each member shall vote at the district or bureau of

which he is a member, except those members who are not assigned to a specific

district or bureau, who shall vote at the office of the chief of police or chief of the

fire department, as the case may be. At the close of voting, the commanding officer

of each dist rict or bureau, shall in the presence of the nominees or their duly

authorized agents, open the ballot box and count the votes. He shall then make a

certificate of the count and send the certificate with the ballots in a sealed envelope

to the mayor, who s hall, on the following Wednesday, open all the certificates so

received and after counting all the returns, certify the result to the board. On the

third Wednesday after the first Tuesday in September the candidate or candidates

receiving the most votes shall assume office.