Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 63.220 (2026)

Vacancies in county offices

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(1) A vacancy in the office of sheriff, coroner, surveyor, county clerk, county attorney, jailer, or constable, shall be filled by the county judge/executive, or by the mayor in a consolidated local government. (2) Appointments to fill vacancies under this section shall be until the successor is elected, as provided in Section 152 of the Constitution, and qualified. Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 17, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 10, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 128, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 24, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 62, sec. 60. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 1526, 1528, 4042a-6.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1957–2019 · leading case: Miller v. Davis, 267 F. Supp. 3d 961 (E.D. Ky. 2017).
Miller v. Davis, 267 F. Supp. 3d 961 (E.D. Ky. 2017). “§ 63.220. Therefore, this factor weighs in favor of finding that Davis is a county official.”
In Re Appointment of the Clerk of the Court of Appeals, 297 S.W.2d 764 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “KRS 63.220 (2). And it is common knowledge that the General Assembly selects its employees, so does this Court, and so does the Executive Branch.”
James Yates v. Kim Davis (6th Cir. 2019). “Ky. Rev. Stat. § 63.220. But these factors offer little help because they pertain to county clerks generally, and no party contests that county clerks mostly work on the behalf of counties—hence the title county clerk.”
April Miller v. Kim Davis (6th Cir. 2019). “Ky. Rev. Stat. § 63.220. But these factors offer little help because they pertain to county clerks generally, and no party contests that county clerks mostly work on the behalf of counties—hence the title county clerk.”
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