Dedication 2024: Kentucky Secretary of State previews subsequent week’s major election
IN PRISON THIS MONTH, 606 IN COMMITMENT 2024. WE ARE A WEEK OUT NOW FROM KENTUCKY’S PRIMARY ELECTION AND JUST DAYS AWAY FROM IN-PERSON EARLY VOTING STARTING TO RAMP UP, WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK SPOKE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, DANIELLE, AHEAD OF NEXT TUESDAY AND IS LIVE AT ONE OF THE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. YOU’RE EXACTLY RIGHT. AND GOOD MORNING, KELLY. SO THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS NEXT TUESDAY, BUT ANOTHER DAY. I WANT YOU TO KEEP IN MIND IS THIS THURSDAY, BECAUSE THAT’S THE START OF NO EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING, WHICH MEANS ALL ELIGIBLE KENTUCKY VOTERS CAN VOTE EARLY IN PERSON. NOW, BEFORE I TALK TO YOU MORE ABOUT EARLY VOTING, I DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT NUMBERS BECAUSE I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHO IS PREDICTING THIS PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE A LOW TURNOUT. WE HAD JUST UNDER. 19,000 REQUESTS FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS. THAT’S ABOUT WHAT WE HAD A YEAR AGO, AND WE HAD ABOUT A 14.5% TURNOUT. SO I’D SAY WE’RE GOING TO BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15, PROBABLY CLOSER TO 15. EVEN WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY BEING DECIDED, THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS IMPORTANT FOR LOCAL RACES IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY. ONE OF THOSE RACES OF NOTE LOCALLY IS FOR CONGRESS. THOMAS MASSIE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTION. HE’S UP AGAINST ERIC DETERS AND MICHAEL MCGINNIS. MANY RACES STATEWIDE WILL WRAP UP AFTER VOTERS VOTES ARE TALLIED ON PRIMARY ELECTION NIGHT. I ASKED THE SECRETARY OF STATE, MICHAEL ADAMS, IF THE AMOUNT OF RACES DECIDED DURING THE PRIMARY IS NORMAL AS KENTUCKY GETS MORE POLARIZED POLITICALLY, WE HAVE RED OR RED AREAS AND BLUE OR BLUE AREAS, AND THE PRIMARY BECOMES THE GENERAL, AND ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, WE HAVE AN UNUSUAL NUMBER OF CONTESTED PRIMARIES FOR THE LEGISLATURE. NOW, ONCE AGAIN, ALL ELIGIBLE KENTUCKY VOTERS ARE ABLE TO VOTE EARLY IN PERSON STARTING THURSDAY. YOU CAN VOTE EARLY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS IS THIS PLACE BEHIND ME, WHICH IS THE KENTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER. NOW, WE HAVE A LIST RIGHT NOW ON OUR WEBSITE, WLWT DOT COM, WITH ALL THE PLACES THAT YOU CAN VOTE EARLY IN KENTUCKY, AND MUCH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIMARY ELECTION OVER THERE AS WELL. REPORTING LIVE THI
Dedication 2024: Kentucky Secretary of State previews subsequent week’s major election
Up to date: 6:13 AM EDT Could 14, 2024
Tuesday marks one week till Kentucky’s major election and simply days from in-person early voting ramping up.Whereas major day is subsequent Tuesday, Could 21, this Thursday is the primary day of no excuse absentee voting, so each eligible voter can vote in-person.Based mostly on different early-voting exercise, Michael Adams, Kentucky’s Secretary of State, does not anticipate excessive voter turnout.”We had slightly below 19,000 requests for absentee ballots. It is about what we had a 12 months in the past, and we had a couple of 14.5% turnout,” Adams mentioned. “So I would say we will be between 10 and 15 , most likely nearer to fifteen.”Even with the presidential major being determined, Tuesday’s major is vital for the native races in Northern Kentucky.A kind of races of be aware domestically is for U.S. Congress, with Thomas Massie operating for re-election. He is up in opposition to Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis.Many races statewide will wrap up after the votes are tallied on major night time.”As Kentucky will get extra polarized politically – we now have pink or pink areas and blue or blue areas – and the first turns into the final,” Adams continued. “And particularly in northern Kentucky, we now have an uncommon variety of contested primaries for the legislature.”Many no excuse absentee voting locations open at 8 a.m. For a full record of areas and instances, click on right here.
Tuesday marks one week till Kentucky’s major election and simply days from in-person early voting ramping up.
Whereas major day is subsequent Tuesday, Could 21, this Thursday is the primary day of no excuse absentee voting, so each eligible voter can vote in-person.
Based mostly on different early-voting exercise, Michael Adams, Kentucky’s Secretary of State, does not anticipate excessive voter turnout.
“We had slightly below 19,000 requests for absentee ballots. It is about what we had a 12 months in the past, and we had a couple of 14.5% turnout,” Adams mentioned. “So I would say we will be between 10 and 15 [percent], most likely nearer to fifteen.”
Even with the presidential major being determined, Tuesday’s major is vital for the native races in Northern Kentucky.
A kind of races of be aware domestically is for U.S. Congress, with Thomas Massie operating for re-election. He is up in opposition to Eric Deters and Michael McGinnis.
Many races statewide will wrap up after the votes are tallied on major night time.
“As Kentucky will get extra polarized politically – we now have pink or pink areas and blue or blue areas – and the first turns into the final,” Adams continued. “And particularly in northern Kentucky, we now have an uncommon variety of contested primaries for the legislature.”
Many no excuse absentee voting locations open at 8 a.m. For a full record of areas and instances, click on right here.
