Kentucky Secretary of State, Michael G. Adams, Announces Ronald Reagan Award for Businesses

Kentucky Secretary of State, Michael G. Adams, has ​announced the Ronald Reagan Award for Businesses. The award recognizes businesses in Kentucky ​that go above and beyond to encourage civic participation among employees.​ Details about this award, nomination process, and the application link are available on the Secretary of State website at: https://www.sos.ky.gov/sos-office/Pages/Ronald-Reagan-Award.aspx.

Criteria

1. Must be a Kentucky business in good standing
2. Must promote poll worker recruitment in one of the following ways:
   • Provide paid time off to volunteer as a poll worker
   • Provide other incentive for employees to volunteer including:
     • Extra vacation or comp day for poll workers
     • Bonuses (monetary or otherwise)
     • Election Day off (paid)

Businesses of various sizes will be honored: small (1-25 employees), medium (26-100 employees), and large (100+ employees)

Nominating Process​

Businesses may nominate themselves or be nominated by​​ others.

To be considered, each nomination should include:

• Application​​ Pa​ge
• A letter describing how the business is encouraging employees to serve as poll ​workers

Nomination forms may be submitted through email or by ​mail to:

ATTN: Ronald Reagan Award​​
Office of the Secretary of State
Suite 152, State Capitol
700 Capital Avenue
Frankfort, KY 40601

If you have any questions about the contest, please contact the Secretary of State Office at (502) 564-3490 or via email​.