Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on Friday that 250,362 deceased voters have been removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls since he took office in January 2020, bringing the total number of removals in all categories since that time to 440,182.
“We’ve vigorously removed voters who have moved away, passed away or been put away,” said Adams. “We are on track to have removed over 500,000 ineligible voters by the end of 2025.”
In January alone, 3,045 voters were removed. Of them, 2,100 were deceased voters, 413 felony convicts, 388 who moved out of state, 83 duplicate registrations, 35 who were adjudged mentally incompetent, and 26 who voluntarily de-registered.
Despite the ongoing list maintenance and there being no regular elections scheduled in 2025, Kentucky’s voter registration continues to surge with 5,253 new voters registering in January.
As a result of actions in January, Republican registration now accounts for 47 percent of the state’s electorate, with 1,676,451 voters. Republican registration rose by 2,004, a .11 percent increase. Democratic registration constitutes 42 percent of the electorate, with 1,498,665 voters. Democratic registration dropped by 1,202, a .08 percent decrease.
In addition, there are 386,745 voters registered under other political affiliations including independents, making up 11 percent of the electorate. These “Other” registration jumped by 1,406, a .36 percent increase.
(Photo: Kentucky Sec. of State Michael Adams)
By Tom Latek, Kentucky Today
