Ky. Rev. Stat. § 63.220 : OFFICES AND OFFICERS — RESIGNATIONS, REMOVALS, AND VACANCIES —VACANCIES — Vacancies in county offices
(1) A vacancy in the office of sheriff, coroner, surveyor, county clerk, county attorney, jailer, or constable, shall be filled by the county judge/executive, or by the mayor in a consolidated local government.
(2) Appointments to fill vacancies under this section shall be until the successor is elected, as provided in Section 152 of the Constitution, and qualified.