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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The provisions of KRS 118.125 shall not apply to any eligible person serving in the Armed Forces of the United States while this country is at war. The name of such person shall be printed on the official ballot of his party for an office for which he is eligible in any primary election when an application has been filed on his behalf by two (2) reputable electors of the party at whose hands he seeks the nomination.
(2) Such application shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the proposed candidate authorizing the action of the electors.
(3) The application and the candidate's statement, herein mentioned, shall be filed in good faith and with the proper officer at the proper time, as provided for other candidates in primary elections.
(4) The form of such application shall be similar to that of the affidavits required of electors in behalf of other candidates as provided in KRS 118.125.
(5) Before such a successful candidate is given a certificate of nomination, he shall file with the county clerk of the county in which he resides a statement that during the campaign for the nomination he did not, and while a candidate for the office will not, knowingly violate any election law or any law relating to corrupt and fraudulent practice in campaigns or elections in this state, and if elected will qualify for the office.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 118.155.Nomination of candidates serving in Armed Forces - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ky/title-x-elections/ky-rev-st-sect-118-155/
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