Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that, in August, around 11,835 voters were removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls, including 10,693 deceased voters.
According to a news release, Secretary Adams says this was made possible by matching state records against federal Social Security records. He says, “I’m proud that Kentuckians have confidence in our election officials and our election process. They can rest assured that we act vigorously to remove avenues to election fraud.”
Overall voter registration declined by 5,226 voters. While 6,609 new registrations were logged, 11,835 registrations were canceled – 10,693 deceased voters, 706 voters who moved out of state, 369 felony convicts, 40 voters adjudged mentally incompetent, and 27 voters who voluntarily de-registered.