{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-118.775","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 118.775","heading":"Person elected to fill vacancy to take office immediately upon certification","body":"of results and administration of oath -- Determination by house of General\nAssembly.\nA successful candidate in a special election held for the purpose of filling a v acancy in\nany elective office shall take office immediately upon certification of the election results\nby the State Board of Elections or the county board of elections in which the special\nelection was held, administration of the oath of office, and if the successful candidate was\na candidate for the General Assembly, upon being determined to be a member by the\nhouse in which membership is sought.","path":["KRS Chapter 118"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=51719","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:16Z","sha256":"565e92859386abd3bd5dcf9c9fa9b9ab62c77a542ff1d808030245dccecf6502","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-118.770","next":"us-ky/krs-118.780"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}