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 shal l 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 seek ing. Effective: July 15, 2020 History: Created 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020.
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