Surge in GOP voting registration in Kentucky

[DigitalDrifter]

Yeah I know it's Kentucky, it's a red state, but it has more Democrats than Republicans.
A huge portion of those Dims are conservative and usually vote for conservative candidates however, so it's always reliably red.
In a state that pretty much has always had more Dims than Republicans, it's Interesting that this surge of registrations has occurred now.
A harbinger of things to come elsewhere?

EXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) - Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that December saw a significant shift in party affiliation of registered voters.

Voter registration for the republican party has gone up to over 56,000 voters. It was also the first time in eight months voter registration increased across the state.

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As of right now, Democratic registrants make up 46% of the electorate and Republican registrants make up 45%.

MSN

 

[Esdraelon]

We can thank the current crop of Dems in DC for all this good news!

 

[Penelope]

Yeah I know it's Kentucky, it's a red state, but it has more Democrats than Republicans.
A huge portion of those Dims are conservative and usually vote for conservative candidates however, so it's always reliably red.
In a state that pretty much has always had more Dims than Republicans, it's Interesting that this surge of registrations has occurred now.
A harbinger of things to come elsewhere?

MSN

It’s not a surprising claim — voter fraud is exceedingly rare in Kentucky, just as it is in every other state — but with President Donald Trump alleging “VOTER FRAUD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!” it’s still worth highlighting, said Joshua Douglas, a University of Kentucky elections law professor.

“We must correct the record,” he said. “The media has an important role in not sensationalizing the allegations but instead in providing facts about the security and safety of our elections.”

The facts are that Kentucky has now held two voter fraud-free elections during a worldwide pandemic. First came the June primary, which Adams has called a "clean election" without any widespread voter fraud. This is despite the state’s use of absentee ballots increasing from 2% to 75% in the primary, a change that Adams said intitally gave him “some concern.”

Further evidence that voter fraud is not a problem in Kentucky can be found on the website of Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Like Attorneys General before him, Cameron operates an Election Law Violations Hotline. This year, according to Cameron’s website, the hotline fielded

There Are “No Known Cases” of Voter Fraud in Kentucky

Kentucky was election fraud-free in 2020.

spectrumnews1.com

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I bet he doesn't like it when Democrats have the upper hand!!
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[konradv]

Yeah I know it's Kentucky, it's a red state, but it has more Democrats than Republicans.
A huge portion of those Dims are conservative and usually vote for conservative candidates however, so it's always reliably red.
In a state that pretty much has always had more Dims than Republicans, it's Interesting that this surge of registrations has occurred now.
A harbinger of things to come elsewhere?

MSN

They emptying the graveyards, so they won’t have another failed steal in ‘24?