Ky. Sup. Ct. Order 2024-04

Supreme Court of Kentucky

2024-04

ORDER

In Re: Amending the Supreme Court Rules

The following amendments to the Supreme Court Rules shall be effective

February 15, 2024:

SCR 7.030 Nomination and election—regular elections of bar

representatives to judicial nominating commissions

New section (13) to SCR 7.030 shall read:

13) On or before January 31 of each year, the director shall certify to the

Supreme Court that the bar representatives to the judicial

nominating commission are eligible to serve under Section 118(2) of

the Kentucky Constitution.

SCR 7.040 Special elections

Rule 7.040 shall read:

1) On or before ten (10) days after receipt of the notice to the director

(hereinafter referred to as “director’s notice”) of the need for a special

election to fill an unexpired term resulting from a vacancy in the bar

representation on the commission, the board shall nominate the bar

representative for each vacancy in the same manner as provided in

Rule 7.030(2) and (3).

2) On or before fifteen (15) days after the director’s notice, the director

shall post to the website of the Kentucky Bar Association and send

electronically to each member residing in the jurisdiction where the

vacancy exists a list of candidates nominated by the board.

3) Between fifteen (15) and twenty (20) days after the director’s notice,

other nominating petitions conforming to the requirements of Rule

7.030(4) may be electronically filed.

4) All voting for the special election of a bar representative shall be

conducted electronically. On or before twenty-five (25) days after the

director’s notice, the director shall post to the website of the Kentucky

Bar Association and send electronically to each member residing in

the jurisdiction where the vacancy exists a list of candidates. Each

member may vote for one candidate.

5) Following the close of voting, the electronic ballots will be tallied, and

a report of the results will be generated to the director. The candidate

receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. If two (2) or

more candidates are found to have received an equal number of votes,

the election shall be fairly determined by random draw under the

supervision of and in the presence of the director.

6) The director shall immediately certify the results of the election to the

Chief Justice and promptly notify each candidate of the results of the

election.

7) The results of the election will be posted to the website of the

Kentucky Bar Association and sent electronically to each member

residing in the jurisdiction where the vacancy exists.

8) As soon as practicable after the election the director shall certify to

the Supreme Court for its approval an itemization of all costs incurred

in the special election. Upon its approval of such costs the court shall

order payment to the association out of the state treasury.

This Order shall be effective February 15, 2024, and until further Orders

of this Court.

Entered this 14th day of February 2024.

All sitting; all concur.

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CHIEF JUSTICE