Prestonsburg, Kentucky Public Records

The state automatically restores voting rights upon completion of sentence including probation and parole. Registration must be completed 29 days before any election. Voters can verify their registration status, polling location, and sample ballot at https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/vic/ using the Kentucky State Board of Elections' Voter Information Center, which requires entering name and date of birth or county and voter registration number. As an incorporated city with a mayor-council government, Prestonsburg holds municipal elections for mayor and city council seats. These elections typically occur in November of odd-numbered years, with the next municipal election scheduled for November 2025 when the mayor's office and council seats will appear on the ballot. Candidate filing information and local ballot measures are posted at City Hall and the Floyd County Clerk's office prior to elections. For the November 3, 2026 general election, Floyd County and local voters will decide several significant races. Kentucky does not have a U.S. Senate seat up in 2026 (Senator Rand Paul was reelected in 2022 for a term ending 2028, and Senator Mitch McConnell's term runs through 2026 but ends January 2027), but the state will hold elections for all six U.S. House seats including the 5th Congressional District which represents Floyd County and much of eastern Kentucky. All 100 Kentucky House of Representatives seats will be on the ballot, along with approximately half of the 38 Kentucky State Senate seats, as state senators serve staggered four-year terms. Various Floyd County offices may also appear depending on the election cycle, potentially including County Judge/Executive, Sheriff, County Clerk, Jailer, County Attorney, Coroner, and Property Valuation Administrator. Most of these are four-year terms elected in years ending in 2 and 6. Kentucky does not hold gubernatorial elections in 2026, as the Governor serves a four-year term with the next election in 2027. In the November 2024 presidential election, Floyd County recorded approximately 7,800 total votes cast with Donald Trump receiving roughly 81% support, consistent with Floyd County's strong Republican voting patterns in recent presidential elections and reflecting eastern Kentucky's political shift over the past two decades. Kentucky offers several methods for casting ballots beyond Election Day in-person voting. Early in-person voting (called "excuse voting" or no-excuse absentee voting) is available at the Floyd County Clerk's office beginning the Thursday before Election Day through the Saturday before Election Day during specified hours. Mail-in absentee voting is available for voters who meet excuse requirements under KRS 117.085 including age 65+, illness or disability, primary caregiver for individual with illness/disability, temporary residence outside the county, or military/overseas voters. Absentee ballot applications must be submitted to the Floyd County Clerk by the Tuesday before Election Day for mail ballots or by 5 p.m. The day before Election Day for in-person pickup. Kentucky election records that are publicly accessible include voter registration lists (available for purchase from the State Board of Elections for political or election related purposes, with restrictions on commercial use), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and political committees (searchable at https://secure.kentucky.gov/kref/ through the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance), candidate filings and declarations (maintained by the Floyd County Clerk for local races and the Secretary of State for state races), and precinct-level election results (available through the Floyd County Clerk and published by the Secretary of State at https://elect.ky.gov after certification). Kentucky's voter registration records include name, address, date of birth, party affiliation, and voting history, though certain information like Social Security numbers and signatures is exempt from disclosure under KRS 117.015(3).