26RS HB 186

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Last Action	01/07/26: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT relating to qualifications for elected office.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1484
Sponsors	S. Baker, J. Hodgson, T. Roberts
Summary of Original Version	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.
Index Headings of Original Version	Cities - Legislative body member, candidacy requirements, citizenship restrictions Cities - Mayor candidacy requirements, citizenship restricitons County Magistrates And Justices Of The Peace - County commissioner, candidacy requirements, citizenship requirements Elections And Voting - Elected officials, requirements, citizenship restrictions Counties - County commissioner, candidacy requirements, citizenship requirements Education, Elementary And Secondary - Local board of education member, candidacy requirements, citizenship restrictions Environment And Conservation - Soil and water conservation district supervisor, candidacy, requirements, citzenship requirements Local Government - Elected officials, requirements, citizenship restrictions