Membership:
The State Board of Elections consists of the Secretary of State, who serves as Chair and the chief election official, and six members appointed by the Governor from lists supplied by the two political parties in the Commonwealth. The Board holds regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00 p.m. The current members of the Board are listed below:
Republican Members
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Democratic Members
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David Cross
Term Expires: 9/15/2014
Albany, KY |
K. Denise May
Term Expires: 9/15/2014
Frankfort, KY |
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John W. Hampton
Term Expires: 4/1/2016
Lexington, KY |
George Russell
Term Expires: 4/1/2016
Frankfort, KY |
Stephen Huffman
Term Expires: 9/15/2014
Lexington, KY |
Roy Sizemore
Term Expires: 9/15/2014
London, KY |
The Board’s staff consists of an Executive Director, MaryEllen Allen, an Assistant Director, Michael Scott, and a bipartisan staff sufficient to carry out its duties, including training officers, Sandy Milburn, and Jerred Robinson. The Board currently has nine staff members. Click here for a complete list of staff members.
The Board’s Duties:
- Ensure Kentucky’s compliance with federal election law
- Ensure Kentucky’s compliance with state election law
- Provide and maintain the statewide voter registration database
- Appoint county board of elections members
- Train county clerks and county board of election members