Kentuckians who are not registered to vote must complete a registration by 4 p.m. Monday, April 22, to be eligible to cast a ballot in the May 21 primary.
Voter registration can be completed online through the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website or in person at the Christian County Clerk’s Office in the old courthouse building, 511 S. Main St.
To be eligible, a person must reside in Kentucky, be at least 18 years old and not have a felony conviction. (Those who will be 18 by the date of the general election — this year on Nov. 5 — may register in advance of the general election.)
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Voters who have an address change or a name change also need to update their registration by April 22, the local clerk’s website notes.
The clerk’s hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The phone number is 270-887-4107.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. She spent 30 years as a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition.
