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• Grayson Announces New Candidate Filings Notification Service, Continues Transparency Push
  Monday, November 02, 2009
  Citizens can now receive a near instantaneous notification if someone has filed to run for political office thanks to a new online notification service launched, today, by Secretary of State Trey Grayson. Constituents can now sign up to receive email notifications or Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds to know when any candidate files with the Office of the Secretary of State. The service is part of Secretary Grayson’s Check it Out Kentucky! initiative designed to bring greater accountability for government to all citizens of Kentucky.
• Kentucky Sees Slight Increase in the Diversity of its Elected Officials
  Friday, October 30, 2009
  To close out the celebration of Kentucky’s Civics Month, Secretary of State Trey Grayson released an updated report that showed Kentucky slightly increasing the diversity of its elected officials since 2008. However, the report, United We Stand: Encouraging Diversity in Kentucky’s Leaders, also showed that Kentucky still lags behind in the overall number of minorities elected to office.
• Grayson Announces New Online Tool to Assist Potential Candidates for Public Office, Many Filing Forms Available Online for the First Time
  Thursday, October 29, 2009
  Secretary of State Trey Grayson launched a new online service, today, to assist candidates who are interested in filing to run for public office. FastTrack Elections, as the new service is known, allows potential candidates to find forms online through an intuitive application that provides the appropriate filing forms after the user answers a series of questions.
• Thousands of Kentuckians Expected to File For Office in 2010, Candidate Filing Period to Begin on Nov. 4th
  Tuesday, October 27, 2009
  Thousands of Kentuckians are expected to file paper work with the Secretary of State and their local county clerks to seek political office during the 2010 election cycle. Potential candidates seeking an office on the 2010 ballot may begin filing with the Office of the Secretary of State and their county clerks on November 4, 2009. Candidates will either appear on the May 18, 2010 primary or November 2, 2010 general election ballots.
• Grayson Launches New “Kids Site” about Kentucky and Government
  Tuesday, October 20, 2009
  As part of the 2010 Civics Month celebration, Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced the launch of a new kids’ website which focuses on Kentucky and Kentucky Government. The site, which can be found at www.sos.ky.gov/kids, will be an excellent resource for students across the Commonwealth, particularly those students who are currently studying about Kentucky in their classes.
• Grayson Reappoints Former Secretary Ken Harper to Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
  Tuesday, October 13, 2009
  Secretary of State Trey Grayson announced today that he has reappointed former Secretary of State Ken Harper to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Harper, a resident of Crestview Hills in Northern Kentucky, will be serving his second term on the Registry.
• October is Civics Month in Kentucky
  Monday, October 05, 2009
  October is Civics Month in Kentucky, and there will be events throughout the Commonwealth to remind citizens, both young and old, about the importance of being engaged in the democratic process. Civics Month developed out of the Civic Literacy Initiative of Kentucky (CLIK), chaired by Secretary of State Trey Grayson, and was made official by the passage of House Joint Resolution 109 during the 2005 session of the Kentucky General Assembly.
• More Kentucky Women Elected to Office than Ever Before, More Progress is Needed
  Wednesday, August 19, 2009
  Kentucky women continue to increase their numbers in elected office, although the Commonwealth still trails the rest of the country according to a report issued today by Secretary of State Trey Grayson. The report is an update of the 2005 and 2007 editions of Opening Doors of Opportunity: Empowering and Inspiring Kentucky Women to Public Service, following the 2008 election.
• Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson Sworn in as NASS President, Names New National Executive Board
  Sunday, July 19, 2009
  The National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), currently holding its annual summer meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, today inducted its new slate of national officers for the 2009-2010 cycle. Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson will serve as president, marking the first time in the association’s 105-year history that a secretary from the Bluegrass State has done so.
• Kentucky Businesses Face Upcoming Annual Report Deadline
  Wednesday, June 24, 2009
  Businesses based in Kentucky, both foreign and domestic, are facing an upcoming deadline to file their annual reports with the Office of the Secretary of State.
• FastTrack Business Registration System Receives International Award
  Tuesday, June 02, 2009
  Once again, the Office of the Secretary of State’s online services have been recognized as tops in their class – except this time, the recognition is taking on an international flair. The Office has received the prestigious “2009 International Association of Commerce Administrators (IACA) Merit Award” for its FastTrack Business Registration System.