Secretary of State
Deadline for Independent Candidates to File is April 2, 2012

Pursuant to KRS 118.365(5) and KRS 118.367, individuals seeking to run as an independent, political organization or political group candidate for certain partisan offices must file their Statement-of-Candidacy forms no later than Monday, April 2, 2012, at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time) in order to be placed on the ballot for the November general election. There is no fee to file a Statement of Candidacy. Candidates for federal offices, nonpartisan offices, and partisan city offices of cities of the second to sixth classes are exempt from this requirement.

Potential candidates should contact the Secretary of State’s office or their local county clerks to obtain the necessary paperwork. The following offices that file with the Secretary of State and are scheduled for a regular election in 2012 require the filing of a Statement of Candidacy:

• State Senators in odd-numbered districts
• State Representatives
• Commonwealth’s attorneys for jurisdictions that include more than one county

Independent, political organization and political group candidates for these offices must file petitions of nomination, with a $200 filing fee, no later than August 14, 2012. If a potential candidate was required to file a Statement of Candidacy but failed to do so, the Secretary of State and county clerks’ offices cannot accept a petition from the candidate. 

For more information, please visit the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.ky.gov.

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