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• Attorney General Conway Reminds Kentuckians About Election Fraud Complaint Hotline
  Thursday, May 15, 2008
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway is reminding citizens that his office will once again operate the Election Fraud Hotline on primary Election Day, May 20.
• Secretary Grayson Reminds Voters of Judicial Races on Primary Ballot
  Thursday, May 15, 2008
  Some voters will have more decisions to make for primary election day on May 20, 2008. A number of counties will see judicial races on their ballot in addition to other races such as the presidential, congressional, and legislative races. All registered voters within a judicial district are eligible to vote in their respective judicial primaries.
• Citizens Urged to Prepare for Upcoming Primary Election
  Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  Secretary of State Trey Grayson, the chief elections officer of the Commonwealth, is encouraging all registered voters to cast their ballots on Primary Election Day, May 20, 2008 and is encouraging citizens to prepare before doing so.
• Secretary Grayson Highlights Newer Voting Equipment in Counties
  Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  Secretary of State Trey Grayson is visiting seven counties this week to highlight newer voting equipment that will be in use in all precincts in those counties. The system provides a voter verified paper record, something Grayson has encouraged counties to consider when they adopt voting systems.
• 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.
• Governor Beshear Appoints Members to State Board of Elections
  Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  Gov. Steve Beshear has appointed new members to the State Board of Elections to serve for terms expiring April 1, 2012, or until a successor is appointed.
• Former Simpson County Chamber Executive Director Sentenced to Prison for Theft
  Tuesday, April 22, 2008
  Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced today that on Friday, April 18, 2008, the Franklin Circuit Court sentenced Karen Eaton, former executive director of the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce, to one year in prison and ordered her to repay more than $190,000 that was stolen from the chamber.
• Attorney General Conway Issues Statement Regarding Failed Passage of Cybersafety Legislation
  Friday, April 18, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway issued a statement regarding House Bill 367.
• Attorney General Hosts Victims’ Rights Day Rally In Capitol Rotunda
  Thursday, April 17, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today hosted the seventeenth annual Kentucky Crime Victims’ Rights Day Rally in the Capitol Rotunda. The rally is part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 14 - 18. This year’s theme is “Justice for Victims – Justice for All.”
• 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.
• Kentucky Commission on Human Rights issues March rulings
  Monday, April 07, 2008
  The Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Board of Commissioners today ruled to accept one discrimination case conciliation. It dismissed 27 complaints with findings of no probable cause and accepted three withdrawals with private settlements of undisclosed amounts and five withdrawals without settlement but with a right to sue.
• 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.
• Senate Judiciary Committee Unanmiously Passes Cybersafety Legislation
  Thursday, March 27, 2008
  Attorney General Jack Conway today thanked the Senate Judiciary Committee for unanimously passing House Bill 367, legislation that he drafted, which was sponsored by Rep. Johnny Bell (D-Glasgow), that strengthens Kentucky laws prohibiting internet child predators, cybercrimes and other modern law-enforcement challenges.
• 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.
• 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.
• Governor Beshear Helps Restore Rights to Kentuckians
  Tuesday, March 04, 2008
  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear today announced he is removing certain barriers in the application process to restore felony voting rights.
• Governor and Attorney General Announce Settlement In University Board Case
  Monday, March 03, 2008
  Governor Steve Beshear and Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway today announced a settlement agreement that will resolve litigation filed by former Attorney General Greg Stumbo against former Governor Ernie Fletcher.
• 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.
• Statement by Governor Beshear on Proposed Expanded Gaming Amendment
  Wednesday, February 27, 2008
• 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.
• Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear unveils plans to allow voters to decide issue of expanded gaming
  Thursday, February 14, 2008
  Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear today unveiled proposed legislation that will allow Kentucky voters to determine a constitutional amendment permitting limited expanded gaming. The governor also discussed details of legislation that would govern the way in which expanded gaming would operate once the constitutional amendment is passed.
• 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.
• 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.
• Jack Conway Sworn In As Commonwealth’s 49th Attorney General
  Monday, January 07, 2008
  Vows to keep Kentucky families safe
• Attorney General-Elect Conway Names Mayton as Deputy Attorney General
  Monday, January 07, 2008
  Attorney General-Elect Jack Conway announced that he has named Dana Bynum Mayton to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the top appointed position in his office, effective in early January
• Attorney General Stumbo Announces Guilty Plea and Landmark Settlement In Election Contribution Investigation
  Friday, January 04, 2008
  Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced today that his office has reached a landmark settlement in Franklin Circuit Court related to election fraud in illegal contributions to campaigns for Kentucky Governor.
• Attorney General-Elect Conway Names Mayton as Deputy Attorney General
  Friday, December 21, 2007
  Attorney General-Elect Jack Conway announced that he has named Dana Bynum Mayton to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the top appointed position in his office, effective in early January
• Attorney General-Elect Conway Names Mayton as Deputy Attorney General
  Friday, December 21, 2007
  Attorney General-Elect Jack Conway announced that he has named Dana Bynum Mayton to serve as Deputy Attorney General, the top appointed position in his office, effective in early January.
• 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.
• Governor Fletcher Issues Writ of Election for 63rd House District
  Monday, December 03, 2007
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has issued a writ of election for the 63rd House District Seat, vacated by Rep. John Draud upon his acceptance of the position of Kentucky Commissioner of Education. A special election to fill Draud seat will be held January 8, 2008.
• Attorney General Greg Stumbo Announces Indictment Of Former Executive Director Simpson County Chamber Of Commerce
  Wednesday, November 28, 2007
  Attorney General Greg Stumbo announced today that the Franklin County Grand Jury has indicted the former Executive Director of the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce on two counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking or Disposition Over $300, a Class D felony.
• Governor Fletcher Issues Writ of Election for 72nd House District
  Tuesday, November 27, 2007
  Governor Ernie Fletcher has issued a writ of election for the 72nd House District Seat, vacated by Rep. Carolyn Belcher upon her election as Bath County Judge Executive. A special election to fill Belcher’s seat will be held January 8, 2008.
• Attorney General to Conduct Post-Election Audits
  Wednesday, November 21, 2007
  Six Kentucky counties were chosen in a random drawing to undergo independent inquiries for any potential irregularities that may have occurred during the November 6, 2007 general election. The counties are: Adair, Bell, Fayette, Hart, Ohio and Washington
• 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.