Secretary of State announces voter registration and absentee balloting in KY

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes reported a significant increase in voter registration over the weekend with help from a partnership with Facebook.

On Friday, Facebook launched a voter registration reminder across Kentucky, and since then more than 25,000 Kentuckians have registered to vote or updated their registration using GoVoteKY.com.

More than 4,700 are new registrants.

Over the last few days, Facebook users who are 18 and older began receiving a reminder at the top of their Facebook newsfeed reminding them to register to vote.

Additionally, voters can cast their absentee ballots in Kentucky for the November general election.

Absentee ballots are available to people including military members who are serving overseas and for anyone who may be out of the country during the election.

Election day is November 8th.