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Last action · January 29, 2026

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

Introduced January 21, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB454

AN ACT relating to elections.

Amend KRS 67.060, 83A.040, 160.180, and 262.240, to require candidates for county commissioner, mayor, legislative bodys, local board of education member, and soil and water commissioner at the time of their elections or appointments and for the duration of their term in office to be a citizen of the United States, a citizen of the United States for 18 years immediately preceding election or appointment, citizen or national of only the United States and no…

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This bill would add citizenship requirements for people running for or being appointed to certain local offices in Kentucky, including county commissioner, mayor, city council and other legislative body seats, local school board member, and soil and water conservation district commissioner. Candidates and officeholders would need to be a U.S. citizen, to hold citizenship exclusively with the United States and no other country, and in some cases to have met those conditions for at least…

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