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Secretary of State - All Headlines
Below is a list of all current press releases. To view the full text, click on the press release title.
- Officials Join Together to Monitor Upcoming Election for Voter Fraud
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Officials from various agencies from across the Commonwealth came together today in the State Capitol to emphasize that vote fraud will not be tolerated in the May 20th primary election.
- Absentee Balloting is Open for Primary Election
Monday, May 05, 2008 Voters across Kentucky have begun casting ballots for this year’s election. While not all Kentuckians can head to the polls before Election Day, Kentucky law does provide opportunities for some voters to cast absentee ballots before the May 20, 2008 election.
- Primary Voter Registration Figures are Set, Registration Record Broken
Monday, May 05, 2008 More Kentuckians are registered to vote than ever before in Kentucky, according to figures released by Secretary of State Trey Grayson and the Kentucky State Board of Elections.
- Grayson Issues Warning to Kentucky Citizens about Voter Registration Effort
Monday, May 05, 2008 Secretary of State Trey Grayson issued a warning to Kentucky citizens that his office has learned that a voting group has sent thousands of potentially confusing mailings to women across Kentucky asking them to register to vote.
- Grayson Takes Leading Role in Harvard Symposium on Presidential Primaries
Thursday, April 24, 2008 A dozen members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), including Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, will join leading political, legal and academic professionals on April 29 at the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts for a bipartisan symposium on the 2008 presidential primary process.
- Precinct Election Officers Needed Across the State
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Secretary of State Trey Grayson encouraged citizens to take an active role in the upcoming May primary election by signing up to become a precinct election officer.
- Voter Registration Deadline Nears for Primary Election
Thursday, April 17, 2008 With the end of the Kentucky General Assembly’s 2008 regular session, the political focus of Kentuckians now turns to the primary election—and just in time! Kentuckians who wish to vote in the upcoming May 20, 2008 primary only have a few more days to register to vote.
- The Gubernatorial Runoff Law to be Part of the History Books, Law is Repealed Upon Governor’s Signature
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 Kentucky legislators finally dealt the gubernatorial runoff its final blow today after the House Bill 370 was passed by the House of Representatives.
- Grayson’s Legislation to Improve Voting in Kentucky Heads to Governor’s Desk
Wednesday, April 02, 2008 The Kentucky House of Representatives, today, unanimously concurred with changes by the Kentucky Senate to House Bill 479, which primarily gives voters greater access to the voting process in Kentucky.
- Independent Candidate Deadline for Statement of Candidacy Approaching
Friday, March 28, 2008 Candidates seeking public office as an independent or political group candidate for a partisan office must file their Statement-of-Candidacy form with the Secretary of State by Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in order to be placed on the ballot for the November 4th general election.
- Grayson Announces Important Reminders for Voters about the Presidential Primary
Thursday, March 27, 2008 With many Presidential campaigns’ attention turning to Kentucky, Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced a number of reminders today for voters in Kentucky so that they can be prepared for the May 20th election.
- House Passes Grayson Initiative for Early Voting
Friday, March 14, 2008 The Kentucky House of Representatives voted today to allow early voting in Kentucky, a voting procedure backed by Secretary of State Trey Grayson that allows voters to vote absentee ballots without having an excuse as currently required in the Commonwealth.
- Nation’s Lieutenant Governors Endorse NASS Regional Presidential Primaries Plan
Thursday, March 13, 2008 The National Association of Secretaries of State’s (NASS) Rotating Regional Presidential Primaries Plan has received another major endorsement from a national organization of state officials.
- Senate Passes Grayson’s Legislation to Create Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 The Kentucky State Senate took another step today to help protect victims of domestic violence from their perpetrators by unanimously passing Senate Bill 62, sponsored by Senator Julie Denton (R-Louisville).
- Grayson Joins Lloyd Memorial Students in Support of Civics Legislation
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Under legislation passed today by the Kentucky House Committee on Education, Kentucky high school students will definitely receive information in the classroom about how to register to vote, how to use voting equipment, and how to cast an absentee ballot.
- Senate Committee Passes Grayson’s Legislation to Create Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence
Thursday, March 06, 2008 Victims of domestic violence would have a new layer of protection from their perpetrators under legislation passed in the Senate Judiciary Committee today.
- House Passes Legislation to Provide Greater Access to Voting
Thursday, February 28, 2008 The Kentucky House of Representatives, today, passed legislation that would give voters greater access to the voting process in Kentucky.
- Senate Passes Much Needed Campaign Finance Legislation
Monday, February 25, 2008 Last year, Kentuckians got an up close view of why the General Assembly needs to pass comprehensive campaign finance reform.
- General Election Turnout Data is Now Available
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 The State Board of Elections announced today that turnout data for the November 2007 election is now available on its website at www.elect.ky.gov.
- Save Taxpayer Dollars, File Your Annual Report Online
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Kentucky business entities now have access to their annual reports, including business entities that are required to file annual reports for the first time. Business entities registered in the Commonwealth of Kentucky can obtain their 2008 annual reports immediately by visiting the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website.
- Candidate Filing Deadline One Week Away
Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Time is running out for potential candidates to place their name on the ballot for the 2008 primary elections. Primary candidates, including political party candidates and candidates for non-partisan races that file with the Secretary of State, have until January 29, 2008 to file for office.
- Kentucky Loses Ground in the Diversity of its Elected Officials
Friday, January 18, 2008 On the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and as part of the MLK Season of Service 2008, Secretary of State Trey Grayson released an update today to the 2006 United We Stand: Encouraging Diversity in Kentucky’s Leaders, a report that looks at racial diversity in Kentucky’s leaders.
- State Board of Elections Certifies Special Election Results, Ratify MOA to Release Funds for New Voting Equipment
Friday, January 18, 2008 The Kentucky State Board of Election (SBE) met today to certify the election results in the 63rd and 72nd Kentucky House Districts. The Board also voted to ratify a memorandum of agreement to release funds for counties to acquire new voting equipment.
- State Board of Elections Nominate Presidential Preference Primary Party Candidates who have Qualified for Federal Matching Funds
Tuesday, January 08, 2008 The Kentucky State Board of Elections met today in Frankfort and as required by law nominated presidential preference primary candidates who have qualified, as of January 08, 2008, for federal matching funds according to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) guidelines.
- Deadline to Switch Political Party Affiliation is December 31, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 If citizens want to change their party registration in time to participate in their party’s primary election that determines nominees for President of the United States, United States Senator, United States Congressional Representatives, and other partisan offices, they must do so by December 31, 2007; otherwise, they might miss out on their chance.
- Special Elections Voter Registration Deadline
Thursday, December 06, 2007 If citizens who reside within House District 63 and 72 want to participate in the upcoming special elections for those vacancies in office, they are facing a very quick deadline to register to vote according to Kentucky’s chief election official, Secretary of State Trey Grayson.
- And You Thought Elections were Over for a While! Not exactly – Filing for 2008 Races Begins
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Although many Kentuckians may have thought that the election season ended with yesterday’s election, a new cycle officially begins today. Potential candidates seeking an office on the 2008 ballot may now begin filing with the Office of the Secretary of State.
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