AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office.

Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require a candidate for county commissioner, city mayor, city legislative body member, board of education member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor to be a natural born citizen of the United States and no other country and a national of only the United States in order to hold each respective office.

Introduced: January 7, 2026

Last action: January 14, 2026

To Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

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This bill would add a new requirement for people running for certain local offices in Kentucky, including county commissioner, city mayor, city council member, school board member, and soil and water conservation district supervisor. Under this bill, candidates for those offices would need to be a natural born citizen of the United States and hold citizenship or nationality only in the United States. It would change the existing qualifications listed in state law for each of those positions. Who it may affect: people seeking to run for local elected offices, including city, county, school board, and conservation district positions.

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