Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 118.581.Nomination of candidates by State Board of Elections

The State Board of Elections shall convene in Frankfort on the third Tuesday in December preceding a presidential preference primary. At the meeting required by this section, the board shall nominate as presidential preference primary candidates all those candidates of the political parties for the office of President of the United States who have qualified for matching federal campaign funds. Immediately upon completion of this requirement, the board shall transmit a list of all the nominees selected to the Secretary of State and shall also release the list to the news media.