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.
KRS 118.581
Nomination of candidates by State Board of Elections
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kay v. Ehrler (1990)
Most recently applied in Kay v. Ehrler (April 1990)
Effective: November 6, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky
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