Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson and Gov. Ernie Fletcher, Republicans running for re-election Nov. 6, are trying to get more people registered to vote.
They've jointly proclaimed this week "Voter Registration Week" in Kentucky. The deadline to register for the upcoming election is Oct 9.
"Kentucky Voter Registration Week gives citizens, civic groups and political parties an easy way to engage citizens in the democratic process," Grayson of Boone County said.
"It is our hope that this week will draw more attention to the upcoming voter registration deadline so that we maximize the number of eligible voters for the general election."
County clerks' offices throughout Kentucky will accept voter registration cards until the close of business that day.
A postmark of Oct. 9, is also required for all mail-in voter registration applications. Registration cards can be obtained at www.sos.ky.gov/register.
As of Sept. 17, Kentucky had 1,605,385 Democrats, 1,033,887 Republicans and 184,647 independents.
Here are the breakdowns in Northern Kentucky's counties:
Boone: 26,634 Democrats; 37,482 Republicans; 8,512 independents.
Campbell: 27,089 Democrats; 25,663 Republicans; 6,433 independents.
Kenton: 45,437 Democrats; 45,463 Republicans; 13,235 independents.
Gallatin: 3,944 Democrats; 1,318 Republicans; 282 independents.
Grant: 8,907 Democrats; 4,915 Republicans; 1,412 independents.
Pendleton: 6,311 Democrats; 2,917 Republicans; 587 independents.
Grayson is challenged by Democrat Bruce Hendrickson; Democrat Steve Beshear is running against Fletcher.