KRS § 118.205 Register of candidates -- Display of information on website.

118.205 Register of candidates -- Display of information on website. (1) The Secretary of State and the county clerk of each county within this state shall each keep a book titled "Register of Candidates for Nomination in the Primary." The Secretary of State and each county clerk shall enter on different pages of the book for the different political parties, the title of office sought, the district number of the office sought, if applicable, the name of each candidate for nomination in the primary, his or her email address or post office box address, the name of his or her political party, and the date of receiving his or her nomination papers. The book shall be so kept that the names of all candidates of the same political party shall be on the same or successive pages and the names of candidates of no two (2) political parties shall appear on the same page. The books shall be public records. (2) The county clerk of each county, within five (5) business days following the date of receiving a candidate's nomination papers, shall: (a) Transmit a candidate's information derived from subsection (1) of this section to the Secretary of State; and (b) Prominently display a candidate's information derived from subsection (1) of this section on the clerk's official website. (3) The Secretary of State shall prominently display a candidate's information, derived from subsection (1) of this section, on the Secretary of State's official website within five (5) business days following the date of receiving a candidate's nomination papers or within five (5) days following the receipt of a candidate's information supplied by the county clerk, whichever is applicable. The information displayed shall be derived from the Secretary's book and from each book held by the county clerk of each county within this state. Effective: June 27, 2025 History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 125, sec. 16, effective June 27, 2025. -- Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 219, sec. 8, effective July 14, 2022. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 384, sec. 253, effective June 17, 1978. -- Created 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 110, effective June 21, 1974.