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118.631 Certification of results of preference primary.

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118.631 Certification of results of preference primary. Upon completion of the official canvass of the results of the primary by the State Board <br>of Elections, the Secretary of State shall certify to the state chairman of each political <br>party participating in the presidential preference primary the following: <br>(1) The names of the candidates entitled to delegate votes under provisions of KRS 118.641; (2) The total vote received by each; <br>(3) A declaration that the results of the presidential preference primary, in accordance with the division of votes reflected by the official canvass, shall be the official vote <br>cast by each political party at its national convention, on the first ballot only, and <br>shall be designated by KRS 118.551 to 118.651 as an automatic vote, expressing the <br>will of the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; and (4) After the vote on the first ballot by the political party at its national convention, as required by this section, all responsibility under KRS 118.551 to 118.651 shall <br>terminate and further balloting shall be the prerogative of the political parties as <br>might be prescribed by the rules of such political parties. Effective: July 15, 1986 <br>History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 29, sec. 9, effective July 15, 1986.