Secretary of State Michael Adams reminds Kentucky voters that 2025 is an off-year with no state elections, even though some states are holding races.

Kentucky doesn’t have any races on Nov. 4, but that doesn’t mean election officials aren’t busy. “We have to continually prepare for the next election and the next election and the next election,” Taylor Brown, general counsel for the Kentucky Board of Elections, explained.

Confusion swept through Kentucky as residents mistakenly believed they could vote in elections happening elsewhere.

Adams wrote on his official social media accounts: "We're getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."

While many states did hold their elections yesterday, the Kentucky Secretary of State had to intervene after some residents were confused about why voting booths weren’t open.

They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."The next Louisville mayoral race is in 2026 and the next Kentucky governor's race is 2027.

Kentucky will vote in next year's midterm elections that take place on Nov. 3, 2026. But that didn't stop some voters from heading to the polls Tuesday. "We're getting calls about polls being closed.

A Kentucky official was forced to remind Bluegrass State residents that they cannot vote in Tuesday’s elections — including in far-flung states like New York. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a member of the Republican Party, took to social media after fielding complaints from constituents.

He announced his re-election bid days after receiving an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, who praised Rogers as a strong advocate for Eastern Kentucky.

Funeral services for former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins, the commonwealth’s first and only female governor, will be held Sunday afternoon. Collins, who served as governor from 1983 to 1987, died Nov. 1 at age 88.