STATE OF KENTUCKY REMOVES MORE VOTERS THAN ADDED

March 26, 2021

Press Release

Miranda Combs

Director of Communications

miranda.combs@ky.gov

502-234-4091

Haley Bradburn

Deputy Director of Communications

haley.bradburn@ky.gov

502-782-7418

FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH, KENTUCKY REMOVES MORE VOTERS THAN IT ADDS

Twice as Many Dead Voters Removed than Live Voters Added

Frankfort, Ky. (March 26, 2021) – Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that, for the third consecutive month, Kentucky removed more voters from its rolls than it added.

In February, 3,069 new voters registered, and 5,106 voters were removed – 4,274 deceased voters, 632 voters who voluntarily de-registered, 198 felony convicts, and 2 mentally disabled voters. There are 2,037 fewer voters on the rolls as of February 28 than on January 31, a 0.06 percent decrease.

Secretary Adams credits his seriousness about election integrity with making possible the significant expansion of voter access in House Bill 574, the major election reform bill expected to become law this legislative session: “Kentuckians trust us to make it easier to vote, only because they’ve seen us make it harder to cheat.”

Democratic registrants represent 47 percent of the electorate with 1,658,469 registered voters. Democratic registration dropped by 2,247 since January 31, a 0.14 percent decrease. Republican registrants total 1,572,857, or 44 percent of voters. Republicans saw a decrease of 512 registered voters, a decline of 0.03 percent from January 31. In addition, 9 percent of voters are listed under other affiliations, which saw an increase of 724 registrants, a 0.22 percent increase.

Complete registration statistics are available on the State Board of Elections website.