Kentucky elections, 2012

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The state of Kentucky held elections in 2012. Below are the dates of note:

• Signature filing deadline: January 31, 2012 & February 7 (Congressional candidates only)
• Primary date: May 22, 2012
• General election date: November 6, 2012

On the 2012 ballot			Click here for all November 6, 2012 Election Results
U.S. Senate	d	Preview Article
U.S. House (6 seats)	a
State Executives	d	N/A
State Senate (19 seats)	a	Preview Article
State House (100 seats)	a
Ballot measures (1 measure)	a	Preview Article

2012 Elections

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For election results in the 50 states, see our November 6, 2012 election results page

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012

Members of the U.S. House from Kentucky -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	2	1
	Republican Party	4	5
Total		6	6

State Senate

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Republicans maintained partisan control in the state senate.

Kentucky State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	14	14
	Republican Party	21	22
	Independent	1	1
	Vacancy	2	1
Total		38	38

State House

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2012

Heading into the election, Democrats maintained partisan control in the state house.

Kentucky House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	58	55
	Republican Party	41	45
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		100	100

Ballot measures

See also: Kentucky 2012 ballot measures

Type	Title	Subject	Description	Result
LRCA	House Bill 1	Hunting	Would protect the right of residents to hunt and fish in the state.	a

Eligibility to Vote

Primary election

See also: Voting in the 2012 primary elections

Kentucky was one of 21 states to use a strictly closed primary system. Voters were required to register to vote in the primary by April 23, 2012, which was 29 days before the primary. Voters had the opportunity to change their political party registration at any time on or before December 31st, 2011, to remain eligible to vote in the following political party primary election. (Information about registering to vote)

General election

See also: Voting in the 2012 general elections

The deadline to register to vote was 28 days prior to the election day, which in 2012 was October 9.

Note: Some states had a voter registration deadline 30 days prior to the election but because this could have fallen on a weekend and Columbus Day was on Monday, October 8th, some extended the deadline to October 9, 2012.

• Voter ID info
• Residency requirements: Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before election day.
• Same-day registration: None

Voting absentee

See also: Absentee Voting

A Kentucky voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:

• The voter is advanced in age, disabled, or ill
• The voter is a member of the United States Military or is a dependent of a member of the military
• The voter is an overseas citizen
• The voter is a student who temporarily resides outside the county
• The voter is temporarily residing outside of Kentucky and maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird"
• The voter is incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime
• The voter is unable to vote in-person because of his or her employment location
• The voter is a participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality protection program
• The voter is subject to a medical emergency within fourteen days or less of an election
• The voter has change their residence or registered in a new state after the date on which that state closes their registration before a presidential election, than the voter may cast an absentee ballot by mail in Kentucky

Absentee ballots can only be requested through an online portal established by the State Board of Elections. Disabled, military and overseas, and voters subject to medical emergencies may also request an absentee ballot through their county clerk. Eligible voters who do not have internet access may give their information to a county clerk by phone to request an absentee ballot.

State law allows for the portal to be open between 45 and 14 days immediately preceding a primary or general election.

Voting early

See also: Early voting

Kentucky is one of 14 states that do not permit early voting in any form.

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• 2012 election dates
• Election result resources
• Voter guides
• State Blue Books
• State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
• Voting in Kentucky
• Absentee voting
• Early voting