{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-118.720","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 118.720","heading":"Proclamation for special election for Congressional representative or","body":"United States Senator -- Winner of special election to hold office for remainder\nof unexpired term.\nWhen an election is to be held to fill a vacancy in the office of representa tive in\nCongress, or in the office of United States Senator, a proclamation therefor, in lieu of a\nwrit of election, shall be issued and signed by the Governor and shall be directed to the\nproper sheriffs. The proclamation shall be published by the sheriff s as required by KRS\n118.750. The candidate who is certified as the winner of the special election shall hold\nthe position of the office of which he or she has been elected for the remainder of the\nunexpired term.","path":["KRS Chapter 118"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=54597","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:16Z","sha256":"e43ecd9e80046bfa414a7c444bd20671e600c30e008e3cad5f0f66b0703dd286","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-118.710","next":"us-ky/krs-118.730"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}