Friday is deadline for independents to file candidacy form

From Jack Brammar's Bluegrass Politics blog entry:

FRANKFORT — People seeking public office this year as an independent or political group candidate in a partisan race must file their candidacy form with the secretary of state’s office in the Capitol by 4 p.m. Friday.

There is no fee for filing a statement-of-candidacy form.

Failure of candidates required to file the form will mean rejection of any nominating petition submitted by the Aug. 9 deadline for being on the ballot in the Nov. 8 general election.

Offices up for election this year that require the forms are governor and lieutenant governor (slate required), secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, treasurer and agriculture commissioner.

Citizens interested in running for an office that files with the secretary of state are able to obtain the proper filing papers online at www.sos.ky.gov/elections/.

In order to help candidates seeking political office, the office of secretary of state has a ballot access procedural manual titled "Declaring Your Candidacy.â€ This publication provides Kentuckians with a quick guide to filing for political office. It can be found online at www.sos.ky.gov/elections/procedures.htm.

For more information about filing to run for elected office in Kentucky, visit www.sos.ky.gov/elections.