This year many federal and state offices will be up for election, including one of our U.S. Senate seats and all Federal House seats. On May 18th Kentuckians will vote in primary elections to decide which candidates move onto the general election in November. The outcome of this election will impact all Kentuckians. The importance of primary elections, however, is not reflected in the number of people who turn out to vote in them. In the last mid-term primary election in 2006 voter turnout was only 31%. We hope to change that.
Our Strategy
During the last few election cycles Kentuckians For The Commonwealth has worked to empower voters through voter registration drives, voter education, and encouraging people to vote on election day.
“We want to get voters excited about the issues that matter to them and their communities. We are helping voters understand that who is in office does make a difference in terms of the decisions made that affect the issues we all care about.”
- Janet Tucker, Member
Since it is often difficult to discern where candidates stand on issues, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth sent a survey to every candidate for federal office and many candidates for state and local office in KFTC chapter areas asking for their positions on a variety of topics important to Kentucky voters. We hope that this will help provide more definition between the candidates, create a public dialog on issues, and ultimately encourage more voters to vote on election day. Democracy works best when more people are involved.
Volunteer with KFTC
In the last days leading up to the election, we will be calling KFTC members and friends to see if they will be voting, helping people to locate their polling places, giving people rides to the polls, and passing out voter guides.
If you’re available to pitch in, we’d love to hear from you.
Northern Kentucky
(859) 420-8919
Madison County
(859) 986-1277
Lexington/Central Kentucky
(859) 276-0563
Louisville
(502) 619-8294
(502) 589-3188
Eastern KY Harlan, Perry, Floyd, Letcher, Pike, and Knott counties
(606) 632-0051
Scott County
(859) 420-8919
Bowling Green
(606) 335-0806