The Murray Ledger and Times reported Tuesday that Valerie Frederick filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State's Office December 29th to run in the May Republican primary fo US Senate.
Frederick then filed January 7th at the Calloway County Clerk's office to run in the May Republican primary for Calloway Judge Executive against incumbent Kenny Imes and current 4th district magistrate Paul Rister.
Calloway County Clerk Antonia Faulkner and County Attorney Bryan Ernstburger reqested an opinion from the Kentucky Attorney General's Office.
Kentucky Revised Statute 118.405 states: “No candidate's name shall appear on any voting machine or absentee ballot more than once, except that a candidate's name may appear twice if he is a candidate for a primary or a regular election and also a candidate to fill a vacancy in the same office required to be filled at a special election, when the special election to fill a vacancy is scheduled for the regular election day.”
Christopher Thacker with Attorney General Russell Coleman's office said last week based on the facts presented, the AG's Office believes that a prior opinion of this Office and established state law substantially address the issues raised. Therefore, the AG's Office does not believe that a new formal advisory opinion is warranted.
The prior opinion was issued on Jan. 3, 1979, by the office of then Attorney General Robert Stephens. The opinion concerned whether or not a person could be their party's nominee for state representative or state senator while also being a candidate for governor in the same general election as an independent candidate.
Thacker said the 1979 opinion “affirmed that the meaning of KRS 118.405 is clear: ‘No candidate’s name shall appear on any ballot more than once.’”
story source: Murray Ledger and Times
(AP Photo Mike Stewart)
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