The Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office says this November’s election could have the highest voter turnout in decades as January marked the tenth consecutive month of increased voter registration.
The Secretary of State’s Office says 6,700 new voter registrations were made in January, while 6,156 were removed. Of those removed, about 5,000 were for deceased voters, 578 were for voters convicted of felonies, and 325 moved out of state.
The Secretary of State’s Office says Republican registration rose by 2,111 in January, bringing total Republican registration in the state to about 46 percent of the electorate. Democratic registration in January decreased by 2,751, with Democratic registration representing about 44 percent of the electorate. Other party registration went up 1,184 in January.
The deadline to register for the May 21 primary election is April 22. Ahead of that, voters in three Hardin County precincts will cast ballots in a special election on March 19 to fill the vacated Kentucky House of Representatives District 26 seat. Today is the deadline for write-in candidates to register for that race.
Visit the state election website, govote.ky.gov, or contact your county clerk’s office for more election information.
