Election Law Violations Hotline Updates

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2024 Primary Election – Tuesday, May 21, 2024​

The Office of the Attorney General has fielded 36 pre-election day complaints,  44 election day complaints, and 18 post-poll closing complaints

The complaints below have been divided into three columns to indicate complaints received prior to May 21, Election Day, and complaints received after the polls closed. The complaints not reflected in the columns below are from out-of-state or were not specific to a county.​ 

*Complaints listed by county​

Updated May 24, 2024 at 5pm ET. 


County​Pre-May 21​ Complaints
Election Day ComplaintsPost-Poll Closing Complaints
Adair




Allen 






Anderson​




Ballard





Barren


1 Absentee Ballot


Bath       





Bell





Boone 
1 Legal Question

1 Election Official 
1 Voting Machine

Bourbon



Boyd


1 Party Changed/Switched

​Boyle 



​Bracken



​Breathitt




​Breckinridge 



​Bullitt 

1 Legal Question

​Butler 



​Caldwell


​Calloway 

​1 Procedural Question
​Campbell 

2 Voting Machine


​Carlisle



​Carroll 



​Carter​

​Casey
​Christian 



​Clark 
​1 Procedural Question



​Clay 


1 Vote Buying/Selling



​Clinton 



​Crittenden
1 Election Official


​Cumberland 


​Daviess
1 Procedural Question
​Edmonson 
​Elliott​
​1 Electioneering

Estill
3 Campaign Violation
1 Vote Buying/ Selling
1 Voter Assistance
1 Campaign Finance Law

​3 Voting Machine
​Fayette
1 Electioneering
2 Procedural Question
3 Campaign Violation
1 Election Official
6 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question


1 Procedural Question
​Fleming 


​Floyd
1 Legal Question



​Franklin
1 Election Official


1 Procedural Question

​Fulton 

​Gallatin 


​Garrard


​Grant


​Graves
1 Residency


​Grayson 

​Green 
​Greenup


​Hancock 
​Hardin 



​Harlan 


​Harrison



​Hart
1 Residency
​Henderson 

​Henry 


​Hickman ​
​Hopkins


​Jackson 


​Jefferson ​
2 Legal Question
1 Mailer 
1 Procedural Question

1 Election Official
2 Party Changed/ Switched
2 Procedural Question

2 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
1 Campaign Violation

​Jessamine


1 Procedural Question



​Johnson 

​Kenton
1 Election Official
1 Absentee Ballot


​Knott

1 Voter Assistance

​Knox



​Laurel
​​1 Party Changed/ Switched1 Party Changed/ Switched
​Lawrence​



​Lee


​Leslie

​Letcher

​Lewis

1 Residency
Lincoln
​1 Legal Question
​Livingston
​Logan 
​Lyon 
​Madison
1 Election Official




Magoffin 



​Marion 


​1 Election Official
​Marshall


​Martin
1 Procedural Question

​Mason
1 Legal ​Question
​McCracken

1 Procedural Question
​1 Procedural Question
​McCreary
​McLean
​Meade


1 Party Changed/ Switched

1 Procedural Question

​Menifee




​1 Procedural Question

​Mercer
1 Procedural Question
​Metcalfe



Monroe



​Montgomery

1 Procedural Question

​Morgan
​Muhlenberg​
​Nelson
​1 Party Changed/ Switched
​Nicholas

​Ohio 



​Oldham​



​Owen
​Owsley



​Pendelton
​Perry



​Pike 
1 Legal Question



​Powell


​Pulaski


​Robertson
​Rockcastle
1 Voting Machine
​Rowan​



​Russell



​​​Scott
1 Campaign Violation
1 Procedural Question
​Shelby

1 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question

​Simpson


​Spencer
​1 Legal Question

​Taylor


​Todd

​Trigg



​Trimble
​Union
​Warren




1 Election Official

​Washington


​Wayne​
​​​



​Webster
​1 Procedural Question
​Whitley




​​Wolfe

 




​​Woodford


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​Election Law Violations Hotline

Kentuckians who witness election irregularities or possible election law violations are encouraged to call 800-328-VOTE (800-328-8683).

The hotline is open during regular business hours and from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on Election Day.
 

Enforcement of Election Laws

KRS 15.243 gives the Attorney General jurisdiction to investigate and enforce election law violations by civil and criminal means. Reports made to the Election Law Violation Hotline are listed in the table on this page and will be updated throughout the day of the election.

In addition to the hotline, investigators from the Attorney General’s office may patrol precincts and polling places across the Commonwealth on Election Day in order to respond immediately to complaints. Attorney General Russell Coleman is committed to upholding election laws and holding those who break them accountable.

* ​The Office of the Attorney General, by law, cannot provide details regarding specific complaints or pending investigations.