TODAY is the Voter Registration Deadline in Kentucky

All voter registrations for the May 22nd Primary Election must be received at the County Clerk's office or postmarked by today, Monday, April 23rd.

If you want to check your voter registration status just to be safe, visit the Voter Information Center here.

If you're not registered, or need to update your voter address, get down to your local County Clerk's office and register or download a mail-in voter registration card and get it post-marked today.

Only registered Democrats can vote in Democratic Party primaries and only registered Republicans can vote in Republican Party primaries in Kentucky (though many cities also have non-partisan primaries that anyone can vote in).

If you're updating your address with a voter registration card, it's important to make sure to mark the same political party you're already registered as.  The deadline to change political parties for purposes of voting in their primary elections was December 31st.  If you're a registered Democrat and you turn in a voter registration card today with the Republican box checked (or vice versa), you will lose the right to vote in either party's Primary.  To find where you are currently registered and what party you're registered as, visit the Voter Information Center here. 

Note that the above paragraph assumes you're already registered in Kentucky.  If you're not already registered in this state, you may register as whatever party you want and be able to vote in that party's primary.

17-year-olds may also register and vote in the May Primary as long as they will turn 18 on or before November 6th, 2012 (the date of the General Election).

Many KFTC chapters and individual members have been registering voters at community events in recent days and will be checking and double checking to make sure those cards get turned in safely today.

If you have questions about voter registration, please contact KFTC's Voter Empowerment Organizer Dave Newton at 859-420-8919 or [email protected].