Election Law Violations Hotline Updates

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2026 Primary Election – Tuesday, May 19, 2026

The Office of the Attorney General received 154 Election Day complaints. Prior to polls opening on Election Day the Attorney General's Office fielded 296 pre-election day complaints. Since polls closed on Election Day The Attorney Generals Office has recieved 134 complaints.

The complaints below have been divided into three columns to indicate complaints received prior to May 19, 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.

The description of the type of complaint received is based only on information intially provided by the complainant. It does not indicate that the complaint was substantiated.

*Complaints listed by county

Updated May 27, 2026 at 1:30PM ET.

County

Pre-May 19 Complaints

Election Day Complaints

Post-Poll Closing Complaints

Adair

5 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Campaign Violation

Allen

2 Campaign Violation

Anderson

1 Campaign Violation

1 Legal Question

Ballard

1 Ballot Issue
1 Election Official

Barren

1 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question

1 Party Changed/Switched
2 Campaign Violation

Bath

1 Campaign Violation
2 Residency
1 Vote Buying/ Selling

2 Vote Buying/Selling

Bell

2 Convicted Felon Voting

1 Procedural Question

Boone

1 Election Official

2 Legal Question

3 Election Official
1 Ballot Issue

1 Voting Machine
1 Residency
1 Electioneering
1 Campaign Violation

Bourbon

Boyd

Boyle

1 Ballot Issue 2 Campaign Violation
2 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question

Bracken

1 Campaign Violation

Breathitt

2 Campaign Violation

2 Electioneering

3 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question

2 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Legal Question
1 Party Changed/Switched

Breckinridge

1 Residency

Bullitt

1 Campaign Violation

1 Convicted Felon Voting

1 Mailer

2 Ballot Issue
1 Voting Machine
2 Electioneering

1 Legal Question
1 Party Changed/Switched

Butler

Caldwell

Calloway

1 Legal Question

1 Party Changed/Switched

Campbell

3 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

3 Legal Question

3 Residency

1 Electioneering
1 Party Changed/Switched
1 Ballot Issue

Carlisle

Carroll

Carter

1 Party Changed/Switched

Casey

Christian

1 Campaign Violation

1 Procedural Question

Clark

1 Campaign Violation

1 Election Official

Clay

1 Legal Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Election Official
1 Electioneering
1 Voting Machine

10 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Ballot Issue
6 Election Official
1 Legal Question
1 Voter Assistance
1 Procedural Question

Clinton

1 Absentee Ballot

11 Campaign Violation

2 Electioneering

1 Residency

2 Vote Buying/Selling

Crittenden

1 Campaign Violation

2 Campaign Violation
1 Electioneering

Cumberland

1 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

2 Residency

1 Residency

Daviess

1 Convicted Felon Voting

1 Legal Question

Edmonson

2 Ballot Issue

Elliott

Estill

Fayette

1 Ballot Issue

7 Campaign Violation

6 Electioneering

2 Legal Question

1 Party Changed/Switched

1 Procedural Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

2 Campaign Violation

5 Electioneering

1 Procedural Question

1 Election Official
1 Legal Question

1 Legal Question
1 Ballot Issue

Fleming

1 Absentee Ballot

Floyd

2 Campaign Violation

2 Legal Question

1 Party Changed/Switched

Franklin

1 Ballot Issue

1 Procedural Question

Fulton

1 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

1 Residency

1 Ballot Issue
1 Residency

Gallatin

Garrard

1 Procedural Question

1 Electioneering

Grant

2 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

1 Procedural Question
1 Residency

Graves

1 Legal Question

2 Ballot Issue

Grayson

Green

1 Election Official

Greenup

2 Ballot Issue

Hancock

1 Electioneering

Hardin

1 Ballot Issue

Harlan

4 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

3 Vote Buying/Selling

3 Campaign Violation

2 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Ballot Issue
2 Party Changed/Switched

Harrison

1 Legal Question

Hart

Henderson

5 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question

Henry

1 Ballot Issue
2 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question

Hickman

1 Campaign Violation

Hopkins

Jackson

1 Campaign Violation

1 Procedural Question
1 Ballot Issue

Jefferson

1 Ballot Issue

1 Campaign Violation

2 Legal Question

2 Mailer

1 Vote Buying/Selling

11 Ballot Issue

2 Campaign Violation

3 Election Official

2 Voting Machine

2 Party Changed/Switched
1 Electioneering
3 Procedural Question
2 Residency

3 Ballot Issue
3 Procedural Question
1 Legal Question

Jessamine

1 Electioneering

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Election Official

1 Ballot Issue

Johnson

1 Campaign Violation

4 Vote Buying/Selling

2 Electioneering

1 Election Official

Kenton

1 Convicted Felon Voting

1 Mailer

1 Party Changed/Switched

1 Procedural Question

1 Residency

2 Ballot Issue
1 Electioneering
1 Campaign Violation

1 Party Changed/Switched
1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Procedural Question

Knott

1 Ballot Issue
1 Procedural Question

3 Ballot Issue

Knox

1 Absentee Ballot

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Voting Machine
1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Electioneering
1 Campaign Violation
1 Ballot Issue

LaRue

1 Electioneering

Laurel

8 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

2 Legal Question

1 Voting Machine

2 Ballot Issue
1 Election Official
1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question

1 Electioneering
1 Campaign Violation
1 Party Changed/Switched

Lawrence

2 Campaign Violation

Lee

2 Absentee Ballot

1 Vote Buying/Selling

Leslie

1 Electioneering

Letcher

1 Campaign Violation

1 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question
1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Residency
1 Party Changed/Switched
1 Ballot Issue

Lewis

Lincoln

1 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

1 Electioneering

Livingston

1 Legal Question

1 Campaign Violation
1 Absentee Ballot

1 Ballot Issue

Logan

1 Mailer

1 Absentee Ballot

Lyon

Madison

2 Ballot Issue

1 Campaign Violation

1 Convicted Felon Voting

2 Electioneering

1 Procedural Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Ballot Issue

2 Procedural Question

Magoffin

1 Election Official

1 Electioneering

2 Legal Question

3 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Electioneering
3 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Residency

3 Electioneering
1 Ballot Issue

Marion

2 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question

1 Election Official

Marshall

1 Campaign Violation

1 Legal Question

1 Ballot Issue

Martin

2 Legal Question

1 Mailer

1 Vote Buying/Selling

2 Ballot Issue

2 Residency

1 Absentee Ballot

1 Legal Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

Mason

1 Legal Question

McCracken

1 Procedural Question

McCreary

2 Campaign Violation

2 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question
3 Voting Machine

McLean

2 Campaign Violation

1 Legal Question

1 Party Changed/Switched

Meade

1 Party Changed/Switched

Menifee

1 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

3 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Voting Machine

Mercer

1 Electioneering

Metcalfe

Monroe

1 Campaign Violation

1 Residency

Montgomery

2 Legal Question

Morgan

Muhlenberg

1 Campaign Violation

Nelson

1 Campaign Violation

1 Ballot Issue
1 Procedural Question

Nicholas

1 Residency

Ohio

1 Campaign Violation

Oldham

1 Campaign Violation

3 Ballot Issue
1 Procedural Question

2 Ballot Issue

Owen

1 Campaign Violation

Owsley

2 Absentee Ballot

1 Campaign Violation

4 Electioneering

2 Procedural Question

1 Residency

8 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Vote Buying/Selling

Pendelton

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Residency
1 Voting Machine

Perry

1 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
1 Party Changed/Switched

Pike

1 Ballot Issue

1 Legal Question

1 Procedural Question

1 Election Official
8 Party Changed/Switched
1 Ballot Issue

3 Party Changed/Switched
1 Ballot Issue
1 Procedural Question

Powell

2 Campaign Violation

1 Party Changed/Switched

2 Party Changed/Switched
1 Absentee Ballot

Pulaski

2 Campaign Violation

1 Party Changed/Switched

2 Ballot Issue
1 Procedural Question

1 Procedural Question
1 Election Official

Robertson

1 Campaign Violation

Rockcastle

1 Voting Machine

Rowan

1 Electioneering

1 Procedural Question

Russell

1 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

2 Procedural Question

1 Absentee Ballot

2 Procedural Question

Scott

1 Legal Question

1 Electioneering

Shelby

Simpson

1 Campaign Violation

1 Legal Question

Spencer

1 Ballot Issue

Taylor

Todd

Trigg

1 Ballot Issue

Trimble

2 Campaign Violation

1 Electioneering

Union

Warren

1 Procedural Question

1 Legal Question

1 Voting Machine

Washington

1 Ballot Issue

Wayne

3 Electioneering

1 Legal Question

Webster

Whitley

1 Electioneering

1 Electioneering
2 Legal Question

1 Voting Machine

Wolfe

3 Voting Machine

Woodford

Statewide

2 Campaign Violation

1 Election Official

1 Electioneering

4 Legal Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Party Changed/Switched
2 Legal Question
1 Residency
1 Ballot Issue

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Voting Machine
1 Procedural Question

Unknown

1 Ballot Issue

1 Campaign Violation

2 Election Official

1 Electioneering

3 Legal Question

3 Procedural Question

1 Vote Buying/Selling

1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Electioneering

1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Election Official
1 Ballot Issue
1 Person Voting More Than Once

Out of State

1 Legal Question

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.

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