Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 118.185 (2026)
Certification of unopposed candidate
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If it appears, after the expiration of the time for filing nomination papers, that there is only one (1) candidate who has filed the necessary papers for a place on the ballot of any party on whose ballot he is entitled to have his name printed, the officer with whom the papers are filed shall immediately issue and file in his office a certificate of nomination, and send a copy to the candidate. Effective: June 21, 1974 History: Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 108, effective June 21, 1974.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Nirupama Kulkarni v. Dennis Horlander (Ky. 2024).
Nirupama Kulkarni v. Dennis Horlander (Ky. 2024). “165, the Secretary of State or county clerk, as appropriate, shall have the candidate’s name printed on the ballot according to the provisions of this chapter, except as provided in KRS 118.185. (4) Titles, ranks, or spurious phrases shall not be accepted on the filing papers…”
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