Section 118.126 - When candidate for Governor must designate running mate for Lieutenant Governor - Joint election of slate of candidates(1) Each candidate for the office of Governor shall designate a candidate for Lieutenant Governor to serve as his or her running mate in a slate of candidates. After the filing of the certificate or petition of nomination under KRS 118.365, and not later than 4 p.m. on the second Tuesday in August preceding the regular election for the office of Governor, the candidate shall designate his or her running mate by filing with the Secretary of State the name and address of a person qualified under the Constitution of Kentucky to serve as Lieutenant Governor.(2) A slate of candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected jointly at a regular election by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices. No candidate for Governor or Lieutenant Governor shall appear individually on the ballot at a regular election for the office he or she is seeking.Effective: July 15, 2020
Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective 7/15/2020.