
Elections


Board of Elections, Responsibilities, Meetings
Upcoming Meeting(s):
County Board of Elections
Date(s)/Time(s): September 14, 2022 - 9:00 a.m.
Place: County Clerk Warehouse
1306 Versailles Rd, Suite 160
Lexington, KY 40504
Fayette County Board of Elections Members:
Fayette County Clerk & Chairman - Don Blevins
Fayette County Sheriff - Kathy H. Witt
Democratic Commissioner - Marilyn Dishman
Republican Commissioner - Daniel H. Miller
Responsibilities of the County Board of Elections:
- Administering election laws
- Establishing precinct boundaries
- Appointing election officers
- Securing and inspecting all voting locations
- Examining all machines that will be used for the election
- Counting absentee ballots on Election Day
- Certifying election results to the Secretary of State
- Issuing Certificates of Election to local candidates
The board is in session all day on election days to correct clerical errors, to rule on voter registration questions, to instruct precinct election officers and to count absentee ballots.
