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Monday is last day to register to vote in primary election

By Lillie Ruschell

Frankfort, KY - Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes is reminding eligible Kentuckians that the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming May 21 Primary Election is Monday, April 22, 2019.

Kentuckians can easily register and update their registration with GoVoteKY.com, the Commonwealth's online voter portal. County clerks' offices throughout Kentucky will accept online and paper applications until 4pm local time on the deadline. Mail-in voter registration applications must be postmarked by April 22, 2019.


"Our elections should be determined by a majority of voters, not a minority," said Grimes. "Registering to vote is the first step to having your voice heard on Election Day. I call on all eligible Kentuckians to get registered by April 22 and then show up at the polls and vote on May 21."

To be eligible to vote, Kentuckians must:
  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Be a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before Election Day.
  • Be at least 18 years old on or before the General Election.
  • Not be a convicted felon, or if convicted of a felony offense, must have obtained a restoration of civil rights.
  • Not have been adjudged "mentally incompetent."
  • Not claim the right to vote anywhere outside Kentucky.
Minors who are 17 years old but will be 18 years old on or before the Nov. 5, 2019 General Election are eligible to register and vote in the upcoming Primary.

Voters who have recently moved need to update their voter registration information by no later than April 22, 2019. Pursuant to Kentucky law, voters who move from one county to another county while the voter registration books are open and fail to update their registration information before the voter registration books close are not permitted to vote in the Primary.

Changes in party affiliation for the 2019 Primary Election were due by Dec. 31, 2018. Voters who changed their party affiliation after that date are not eligible to vote in partisan races in the Primary, although they may vote on nonpartisan races on the ballot. Voters who changed their party affiliation after Dec. 31, 2018, may still vote for their candidate(s) of choice in the November General Election.

Voters may check their current registration status and where they vote with the Voter Information Center found at GoVoteKY.com. For questions, contact your county clerk or the State Board of Elections at (502) 573-7100.


This story was posted on 2019-04-16 05:29:20
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