FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 22, 2026) – Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the indictment of a previously convicted felon for multiple voter fraud felonies.
A Franklin County Grand Jury indicted Jeffery Woodard, 62, of Shepherdsville, on five counts of Wrongful Registration (Class D Felony), three counts of Convicted Felon Voting (Class D Felony) and one count of being a Persistent Felony Offender, Second Degree.
According to the indictment, Woodard unlawfully registered to vote on five separate occasions between 2023-2026, despite being a convicted felon. Woodard also illegally voted in the November General Elections in 2023 and 2024 as well as the May 2026 Primary Election.
A Franklin County judge set Woodard’s bond at $25,000. He was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon.
Woodard was previously convicted of Use of a Minor in a Sexual Performance (Class B Felony) and Possession of Matter Depicting a Sexual Performance by a Minor (Class D Felony). A photo of Woodard is available here.
To keep the Commonwealth’s elections free, fair, and secure, Attorney General Coleman asks Kentuckians to report any suspected election law violations to the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline at (800) 328-VOTE or online here.
The Attorney General’s Department of Criminal Investigations (DCI) investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Barbara Maines Whaley in the Attorney General’s Special Prosecution Unit presented the case to the Grand Jury on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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The charges in an indictment are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.