Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 123.040 (2026)

Repealed, 1974

✓ current as of May 2026

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Catchline at repeal: Candidate not to make expenditure, or agreement as to action when elected, to secure vote or support. History: Repealed 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 198. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 1565b-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1949–1961 · leading case: Sparks v. Boggs, 339 S.W.2d 480 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960).

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Sparks v. Boggs, 339 S.W.2d 480 (Ky. Ct. App. 1960). · cites it 2× “Although no specific section of that Act is relied upon, an examination of KRS Chapter 123 indicates KRS 123.040 is the provision purported to have been violated.”

Begley v. Wooton, 350 S.W.2d 497 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). · cites it 3× “KRS Chapter 123 (particularly KRS 123.040). The special trial judge upheld the election upon a finding that appellant had failed to prove his charges of bribery by substantial 'credible evidence, and upon a determination that appellee’s public statements did not as a matter of…”

Watkins v. Holbrook, 223 S.W.2d 903 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “KRS, Chapter 123, particularly KRS 123.040. In the primary election held on last August 6, appellant ran third in the Democratic race for the Justice of the Peace nomination.”

Draughn v. Martin, 350 S.W.2d 161 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “While the economy of Knott County may not be built around agriculture and, as a consequence, there may be relatively little livestock or farm equipment available there for taxation, there undoubtedly is some such property in the county.”

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