By Theresa Armstrong

Reporter

tdunn@gcnewsgazette.com

The deadline is nearing for Grayson County residents to register in the 2008 primary election.

With the primary election just over one month away, on May 20, voters must register by April 21 to have their vote counted in the 2008 primary election.

The primary ticket is very short with no local election on the ballot. Voters will select a presidential candidate for their party and the party candidate for the United Sates Senator's race.

The Democratic Party will have two candidates to chose from in the United States Representative for Congress race.

Voters do not need to reregister unless their personal information has recently changed.

Teenagers who will turn 18 on or before the November general election may also register and vote in the primary.

Kentucky has closed party primary elections. This means you must register with a party to vote in that party's May primary election.

Kentucky allows registration for three political distinctions: Democratic Party; Republican Party and other.

In Kentucky, the Democratic and Republican parties are the only parties holding primary elections at this time.

If registered as other, you may vote in nonpartisan, city, judicial, and school board primaries if they are included on the ballot.

All eligible voters may vote in the November general election and special elections.

Voters must be registered at least 28 days prior to an election in order to vote in that election.

Voters may submit a voter registration form at any time through one of the following sources: County Clerk's office, Driver's License office, if you are applying for or renewing your driver's license, K-TAP, Food Stamp, Medicaid, WIC and state funded offices serving those with disabilities if you are a client of the Public Assistance office, an Armed Forces Recruitment offices, if you are a prospective member of the Armed Forces and a public high school if you are a student or work at the school.

Voters may also registure through the Kentucky mail-in voter registration form available at http://elect.ky.gov/register.htm.and federal mail-in voter registration form - available at http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Topics/Voting.shtml.

There are three ways to update voter registration when someon changes their name: renew or update your driver's license, notify the county clerk by writing or stopping by the office and by submit a new voter registration card