If you are not registered to vote and want to be able to cast your ballot in the upcoming Primary Election, the deadline for voter registration is Monday, April 23. Kentucky Secretary of State Allison Lundergan Grimes is encouraging eligible Kentuckians to register by the deadline. She says in a release they have made it easy to register to vote in the Commonwealth with GoVoteKy.com. She notes they are extremely proud of the portal’s success. As of Monday, Grimes says more than a half million people have used GoVoteKy.com to register, check or update their registration, or use the other voter tools.
To be eligible to vote, Kentuckians must meet the following criteria:
– 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, of 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.
Grimes notes Kentuckians who are 17 years old but will be 18 years old on or before the November 6 General Election are eligible to register and vote in the upcoming Primary.
Grimes adds voters who have recently moved, even from county to county, you need to update your voter registration information by no later than April 23.
Changes in party affiliation for the 2018 Primary Election were due by December 31, 2017. Grimes says 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. She notes voters who changed their party affiliation after December 31, 2017, 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.
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