{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-95.870","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 95.870","heading":"Election among active members -- Method -- Certification of vote.","body":"(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions, there shall be held on the first Wednesday after\nthe first Tuesday of September of each year an election among the active members\nfor trustee of the fund. Under KRS 95.869, if there are two (2) additional active\nboard members of the fund serving from each department, their terms shall be for at\nleast one (1) year with a maximum of two (2) years under rules adopted by the\nboard.\n(2) On or before August 10 preceding, nominations for candidates in the election shall\nbe filed with the chief of the police department and the chief of the fire department.\nThe nominations shall be in writing and shall be signed by not less than twenty -five\npercent (25%) of the members. Within five (5) days after the close of nominations,\nthe chiefs of the respective departments shall certify in writing to all districts and\nbureaus of the departments the names of those placed in nomination.\n(3) On the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in September beginning at the hour\nof 12 noon on Wednesday  and continuing thereafter for a forty -eight (48) hour\nperiod, an election shall be held under the supervision of the commanding officers\nof the districts and bureaus. Each member shall vote at the district or bureau of\nwhich he is a member, except those m embers who are not assigned to a specific\ndistrict or bureau, who shall vote at the office of the chief of police or chief of the\nfire department, as the case may be. At the close of voting, the commanding officer\nof each district or bureau shall, in the p resence of the nominees or their duly\nauthorized agents, open the ballot box and count the votes. He shall then make a\ncertificate of the count and send the certificate with the ballots in a sealed envelope\nto the mayor, who shall, on the following Wednesd ay, open all the certificates so\nreceived and, after counting all the returns, certify the results to the board. On the\nthird Wednesday after the first Tuesday in September, the candidate or candidates\nreceiving the most votes shall assume office.","path":["KRS Chapter 95"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26095","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:56Z","sha256":"9441185aec39de661645e6ddb58848bfc0405dcc9dfe4e65af262c2ba0278514","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-95.869","next":"us-ky/krs-95.871"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}