Loretto, Kentucky Public Records

Voter registration deadlines fall 29 days before any election, and applicants must provide a valid Kentucky driver's license or Social Security number. The community operates as a sixth-class city under Kentucky law and holds municipal elections for mayor and city council members. Candidate filing for city offices is handled through the Marion County Clerk's Office, and local ballot measures must be certified by the Marion County Clerk. Kentucky law requires municipal elections to be conducted concurrently with state general elections when possible. Local voters cast ballots at their assigned precinct, which can be located using the voter information portal at govoteky.com by entering name and date of birth. Most residents vote at the Marion County Fire Department Station or other designated county precincts. Kentucky provides absentee voting by mail for voters who qualify under KRS 117.085, including those who will be absent from the county on election day, those with medical emergencies, those who are ill or disabled, voters with religious objections to appearing at polls, and military/overseas voters. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Marion County Clerk's office no later than seven days before the election, and completed ballots must be received by 6:00 PM on election day. Early in-person voting is available at the Marion County Clerk's office beginning approximately three weeks before the election. Election records that are public in Kentucky include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance (available at kref.ky.gov), candidate filing information, and precinct-level election results published by the Secretary of State at elect.ky.gov.