Voter registration up in June in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Voter registration numbers went up in June in the Commonwealth, officials with the Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday.

According to Secretary of State Michael Adams’ Office, Kentucky saw 9,693 new voter registrations last month.

4,362 voter registrations were removed from the rolls.

Of the 4,362 registrations removed, 3,030 were of voters who have already died, while 603 were from those convicted of felonies. 554 had moved out of state.

Officials with the Secretary of State’s Office said Adams promised to defend from Kentuckians for the Commonwealth’s lawsuit Kentucky’s bipartisan election integrity statute.

The statute, signed into law by Gov. Andy Beshear, is designed to prevent registered voters in other states from voting in Kentucky.

“Kentucky’s elections are a national success story,” Adams said. “Three years ago, Kentucky enacted a bipartisan law to prevent voting in more than one state in a presidential election. Now that a presidential election is underway, a fringe left-wing activist group is trying to undo that law and sow chaos and doubt in our elections. We believe voters should vote in only one state, and we expect to prevail in court.”

Republican registration increased by 4,947 voters, which is a 0.31% increase.

Democratic registration decreased by 1,717 voters, which is a 0.11% decrease.

Registration for those voting for a third party or “other” political affiliation went up by 1,502 voters, which is a 0.41% increase.

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