There are just three weeks until the voter registration deadline for Kentuckians who want to vote in the state’s first ever presidential caucus on March 5. Only voters who are registered as Republicans by December 31 will be eligible to vote in the caucus.
The Republican Party of Kentucky’s governing body decided in August to select its preference for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination through a caucus instead of the usual presidential primary. On March 5, Republican voters will come to caucus locations anytime between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to vote for their Republican nominee for president by secret paper ballot.
To register to vote or change party affiliation, a voter registration card can be obtained and submitted at a county clerk’s office, or it can be downloaded at elect.ky.gov and mailed to the State Board of Elections.
To date, seven candidates have filed to be on the caucus ballot: Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump. The filing deadline for candidates is January 7. Kentucky’s delegates to the Republican National Convention will be awarded proportionally to candidates based on the results of the caucus.