KY voter registration increases for third straight month
Kentucky voting registration has seen 8,617 new voters since May 31
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}More new voters were added to Kentucky's registration rolls than were removed in May, marking the third straight month of gains, Secretary of State Michael Adams said.
From May 18 — when the rolls reopened for registration following the state's May 17 primary election — through May 31, 8,617 new voters registered statewide while 4,420 were removed, Adams said. Most of the removals were due to deaths.
"Kentucky continues to see a bump in voter registration," Adams said in a news release Wednesday. "After a sleepy primary election, I hope this indicates voter interest in the general election."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kentucky voter registration continues to rise.
The state's U.S. Senate race will top the statewide ballot in November.
Meanwhile, the two major political parties are near parity in registration.
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Democratic registrants now account for 45.2% of the electorate in Kentucky, Adams' office said. Democratic registration declined by 5,738. Republican registration accounts for 45.1% of the electorate. Republican registration increased by 8,897.