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Candidates seeking office in 2016 can begin filing

Deadline to file is Jan. 26, 2016

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2015) — The window to file for office in Kentucky in 2016 opened today, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announced. The deadline to file to be placed on the May 17, 2016 Primary Election ballot is Jan. 26, 2016.

Offices on the ballot in 2016 that file with the Secretary of State are:

  • United States President
  • United States Senator
  • United States Representative
  • State Senator (odd districts)
  • State Representative
  • Justice of the Supreme Court (District 5)

For more information about running for office and appropriate filing forms, visit the Secretary of State’s website, www.sos.ky.gov.