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 two mentally disabled voters. There are 2,037 fewer voters on the rolls as of February 28 than on January 31.
Secretary Adams was glad to see the passage of House Bill 574, of which he says, “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. Republican registrants total 1,572,857, or 44 percent of voters and there was a decrease of 512 registered voters in the Republican Party. In addition, 9 percent of voters are listed under other affiliations, which saw an increase of 724 registrants.