Board of Elections, Responsibilities, Meetings

THE FAYETTE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

Hand to Eye Audit

Date:  November 8, 2024

Time:  8:00am

Place:  Fayette County Clerk Warehouse, 1306 Versailles Rd, Lexington, Ky 40507 

Pursuant to KRS 117.383(8), to validate the accuracy and fidelity of the vote tabulation, the Fayette County Board of Elections will conduct a hand-to-eye audit of the votes cast in one randomly selected race from ballots tabulated by one randomly selected scanner from the General Election. The Secretary of State randomly selected the race and scanner to be the subject of the audit. 

 

Fayette County Board of Elections Members:

Fayette County Clerk & Board Chair - Susan Lamb

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.