
Elections


Board of Elections, Responsibilities, Meetings
Upcoming Meeting(s):
County Board of Elections Meeting and Machine Inspection
Date: April 19, 2023
Time: 9:00am
Place:
Starting at Fayette County Clerk
162 E Main St
Lexington, KY 40507
Finishing at The Warehouse
1306 Versailles Rd
Lexington, KY 40508
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.
