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Election Law Violations Hotline Updates

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​​​​​​​​​​​To report suspected election law violations and voting irregularities, click here​​.​

2024 General Election – Tuesday, November 5, 2024​

The Office of the Attorney General ​recieved 358 Election Day complaints. Prior to polls opening on Election Day the Attorney General's Office fielded 360 pre-election day complaints. Since polls closed on Election Day The Attorney Generals Office has recieved 36 complaints.

The complaints below have been divided into three columns to indicate complaints received prior to November 5, 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 November 8, 2024 at 4PM ET. 


County​Pre-November 5​ Complaints
Election Day Complaints
Post-Poll Closing Complaints​

Adair
1 Legal Question
1 Person Voting More Than Once

1 Legal Question​​​​

1 Procedural Question​
Allen 


1 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine



Anderson​




Ballard

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Barren


1 Election Official
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Bath       
1 Electioneering



1 Electioneering​

Bell
1 Absentee Ballot

1 Election Official
1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Voter Assistance

Boone 
3 Electioneering
3 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Residency
1 Voting Machine



2 Absentee Ballot
3 Campaign Violation
2 Election Official
4 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
3 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
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Bourbon
2 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
2 Electioneering
1 Legal Question

1 Election Official
Boyd
4 Campaign Violation
3 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
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1 Electioneering
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​Boyle 
1     Electioneering
1 Voting Machine
​1 Residency
1 Voter Assistance
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​Bracken
3 Electioneering
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​Breathitt
1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
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1 Electioneering
2 Voting Machine
​1 Absentee Ballot
​1 Legal Question​


​Breckinridge 
1 Election Official​​​1 Legal Question


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​Bullitt 
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine​
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1 Campaign Violation
1 Procedural Question

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​Butler 

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​​​1 Legal Question​
​Caldwell

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​Calloway 
1 Electioneering
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​Campbell 
2 Electioneering
2 Legal Question
2 Procedural Question
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1 Campaign Violation
2 Electioneering
2 Procedural Question
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​Carlisle
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​Carroll 
1 Campaign Violation
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​Carter​
​1 Absentee Ballot​
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​Casey
1 Mailer
1 Procedural Question
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​Christian 
2 Campaign Violation
1 Election Official
1 Residency
1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Legal Question
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​Clark 
1 Legal Question​
1 Election Official
5 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
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​Clay 


2 Election Official



​Clinton 

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​Crittenden
1 Procedural Question
​1 Electioneering​
​1 Procedural Question
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​Cumberland 

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​Daviess
2 Campaign Violation
5 Electioneering
​​3 Electioneering​
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​Edmonson 
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​Elliott​

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Estill
1 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question
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​Fayette
1 Absentee Ballot
4 Campaign Violation
5 Election Official
4 Electioneering
2 Legal Question
3 Procedural Question
1 Residency
1 Absentee Ballot
7 Election Official
4 Electioneering
3 Legal Question
7 Procedural Question
1 Residency
1 Voting Machine

1 Procedural Question
1 Residency



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​Fleming 
1 Election Official
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​Floyd
2 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question
1 Vote Buying/Selling
​2 Electioneering
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1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Voting Machine

​Franklin
1 Legal Question
1 Mailer
1 Election Official
1 Voting Machine
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation

​Fulton 
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​Gallatin 
1 Person Voting More Than Once
1 Residency
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​Garrard

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​​1 Procedural Question​
​Grant
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Election Official
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​Graves
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question


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​Grayson 
1 Legal Question​
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​Green 
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​Greenup
1 Campaign Violation
1 Election Official
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1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
1 Voter Assistance
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​Hancock 
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​Hardin 
1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
1 Residency

1 Election Official
1 Electioneering

​1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
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​Harlan 
1 Procedural Question​​
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​Harrison

​2 Election Official
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​Hart
1 Legal Question
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​Henderson 
​1 Vote Buying/Selling​​1 Procedural Question​
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​Henry 
​1 Campaign Violation​1 Electioneering
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​Hickman ​
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​Hopkins
1 Campaign Violation
1 Residency
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​1 Vote Buying/Selling
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​Jackson 
​1 Residency​1 Procedural Question
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​Jefferson ​
8 Absentee Ballot
4 Campaign Violation
1 Convicted Felon Voting
5 Election Official
4 Electioneering
10 Legal Question
2 Mailer
8 Procedural Question
1 Vote Buying/Selling

2 Absentee Ballot
2 Campaign Violation
1 Convicted Felon Voting
11 Election Official
11 Electioneering
3 Legal Question
3 Person Voting More Than Once
48 Procedural Question
5 Residency
3 Vote Buying/Selling
6 Voter Assistance
69 Voting Machine

4 Procedural Question
2 Voting Machine

​Jessamine
2 Electioneering
2 Legal Question
2 Person Voting More Than Once
1 Voter Assistance

2 Absentee Ballot
3 Electioneering


1 Convicted Felon Voting

​Johnson 

​​1 Election Official
1 Voter Assistance
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​Kenton
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
2 Election Official
4 Electioneering
4 Legal Question
2 Procedural Question
1 Voter Assistance
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5 Election Official
3 Electioneering
5 Procedural Question
​1 Campaign Violation
1 Convicted Felon Voting
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​Knott
1 Electioneering
1 Electioneering
1 Party Changed/Switched
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​Knox
1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
2 Vote Buying/Selling
2 Voting Machine

​1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
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​LaRue
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​1 Election Official
​1 Electioneering
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​Laurel
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
1 Election Official
2 Electioneering
1 Vote Buying/Selling
4 Voting Machine
1 Election Official
1 Vote Buying/Selling
​​1 Electioneering​​
​Lawrence​

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​Lee
1 Voting Machine
​1 Electioneering
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​Leslie
1 Campaign Violation
2 Voting Machine
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​Letcher
​​1 Procedural Question
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​Lewis

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Lincoln
1 Procedural Question
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1 Procedural Question
1 Residency
1 Voter Assistance
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​​Livingston
​1 Procedural Question​​​​​
​​Logan 
​​1 Procedural Question​​​
​​Lyon 
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​​Madison
1 Campaign Violation
3 Election Official
3 Legal Question
4 Procedural Question
4 Residency
1 Voting Machine

1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
​1 Voting Machine

Magoffin 

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​Marion ​
1 Residency​1 Legal Question
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​​Marshall
1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
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​​Martin
1 Procedural Question​
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​​Mason

​1 Legal Question​​​​
​​McCracken
2 Absentee Ballot
2 Campaign Violation
1 Election Official
2 Legal Question
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1 Election Official
1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question

3 Convicted Felon Voting
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​​McCreary
​1 Campaign Violation​​​​​
​​McLean
2 Legal Question​​​​​
​​Meade


1 Campaign Violation
2 Legal Question


​Menifee​
1 Electioneering





​​Mercer
1 Campaign Violation
1 Legal Question
1 Voting Machine
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1 Convicted Felon Voting
1 Procedural Question
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​​Metcalfe



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Monroe

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​​Montgomery
1 Electioneering
3 Legal Question
1 Mailer
2 Procedural Question
​1 Electioneering
​1 Legal Question
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​​Morgan​
​​​1 Voting Machine​​​
​​Muhlenberg​
​​​1 Electioneering​​​
​​Nelson
1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
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1 Electioneering
1 Procedural Question​
1 Voting Machine
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​​Nicholas
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​​Ohio 

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​​Oldham​
1 Absentee Ballot
2 Electioneering
2 Procedural Question
​2 Electioneering
1 Mailer
1 Procedural Question
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​​Owen
​3 Election Official​​​​​
​​Owsley
1 Procedural Question
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​​Pendelton
​1 Mailer​​​​​
​Perry​
1 Election Official
1 Legal Question
2 Procedural Question
2 Residency
1 Vote Buying/Selling
1 Voter Assistance

1 Election Official
2 Electioneering
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​Pike ​
1 Absentee Ballot
5 Electioneering
2 Procedural Question
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1 Election Official
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
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​​Powell
1 Legal Question
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​​Pulaski
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
2 Election Official
1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
1 Residency
​​1 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
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​​Robertson
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​​Rockcastle
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​​Rowan​
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Procedural Question
1 Voting Machine
​1 Procedural Question​
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​​Russell
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Procedural Question
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​​​Scott
2 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
2 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question
1 Person Voting More Than Once
2 Procedural Question
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​Shelby
1 Legal Question
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1 Person Voting More Than Once
1 Procedural Question
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​Simpson

​​1 Campaign Violation
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​Spencer
1 Legal Question
3 Procedural Question
​1 Procedural Question
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​Taylor

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​Todd

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​1 Electioneering
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​Trigg
​2 Person Voting More Than Once
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1 Procedural Question​
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​Trimble
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​1 Residency
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​Union
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​Warren
1 Convicted Felon Voting
4 Legal Question

1 Voter Assistance



​Washington
​2 Legal Question
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​Wayne​
1 Campaign Violation
2 Residency
1 Voting Machine​
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1 Procedural Question​
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​Webster
​1 Absentee Ballot
1 Legal Question
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​Whitley
1 Electioneering

1 Absentee Ballot
1 Procedural Question
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​​Wolfe
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Legal Question
1 Procedural Question​
 
1 Procedural Question



​​Woodford
1 Legal Question

​1 Election Official
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​Statewide
3 Campaign Violation
1 Electioneering
4 Legal Question
3 Voting Machine
​​1 Procedural Question
1 Residency
​​1 Procedural Question​
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​Unknown
1 Absentee Ballot
1 Campaign Violation
2 Electioneering
6 Legal Question
1 Mailer
7 Procedural Question
8 Voting Machine
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1 Campaign Violation
2 Electioneering
1 Legal Question
7 Procedural Question
2 Residency
1 Voter Assistance
4 Voting Machine
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​Out of State
1 Party Changed/Switched
1 Residency
1 Vote Buying/Selling
2 Voting Machine​
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4 Procedural Question
1 Voter Assistance​
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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 jurisdicti​on 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.