LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 01: Voters prepare their ballots in voting booths during early voting for the California presidential primary election at an L.A. County ‘vote center’ on March 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles County and 14 other counties in California have transitioned from traditional polling places to ‘vote centers’ which allow residents the freedom to vote at any voting center in their county. California is one of 14 states participating in the Super Tuesday vote on March 3. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Frankfort, Ky. (April 23, 2021) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that, for the fourth consecutive month, more voters were removed from Kentucky’s rolls than added. In March, 4,596 new voters registered, and 6,611 voters were removed – 4,622 deceased voters, 1,447 voters who voluntarily de-registered, and 542 felony convicts. There are 2,015 fewer voters on the rolls as of March 31 than on February 28, a 0.06 percent decrease.
“Accurate voter rolls contribute to secure elections, and in turn, to public confidence in our system,” said Adams.
Democratic registrants represent 46 percent of the electorate with 1,655,463 registered voters. Democratic registration dropped by 3,006 since February 28, a 0.18 percent decrease. Republican registrants total 1,573,213, or 44 percent of voters. Republicans saw an increase of 356 registered voters, a rise of 0.02 percent from February 28. In addition, 9 percent of voters are listed under other affiliations, which saw an increase of 635 registrants to 331,502, a 0.19 percent climb.
Complete registration statistics are available on the State Board of Elections website.
