Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that, in August, more than 11,800 voters were removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls — including more than 10,600 deceased voters. Adams said this was made possible by matching state records up against federal Social Security records, and that it helps maintain an accurate registry.
Overall voter registration declined by 5,226 voters, while 6,609 new voter registrations were logged in the same span.
In a statement, Adams said he’s “proud that Kentuckians have confidence in our election officials and our election process,” and that “they can rest assured that we act vigorously to remove avenues of election fraud.”
Of the 11,835 voters registrations that were canceled, 706 had moved out of state, 369 were felony convictions, 40 voters were judged mentally incompetent, and 27 voters voluntarily de-registered.
Democratic registrants currently represent 46.2% of Kentucky’s electorate, with 1.64 million voters. Democratic registration dropped by more than 5,600 (0.34%). Republican registrants total 1.58 million voters, or 44.4%. Republicans saw a decrease of 302 voters (0.02%).
In addition, 9.4% of voters in Kentucky are listed under “other” affiliations, which saw an increase of 730 (0.22%).
