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KENTUCKY's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

  • Electoral College Votes Count: 8
  • Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
  • Electors Must Pledge: no

Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation​

Kentucky is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Kentucky is one of the states that do not require their electors to vote as pledged.

Election Code: Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118.325, 118.365, 118.445

How Does Kentucky Select Its Electors?​

  • Political parties and qualified political organizations may nominate, by a convention or primary held by the party or organization in accordance with its constitution and bylaws, as many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as this state is entitled to elect. The certificates of nomination for electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall be filed with the Secretary of State.

When Do The Electors Vote?​

  • The electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall convene at the State Capitol, at 11:45 a.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next after their election, give their votes at or after 12 noon, and make return thereof according to law.

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