Kentucky voting update. Not nearly as bad as expected (Jefferson county voters, please report here)

[yellowdogintexas]

I did a little research on my home state and here is my report:

Update: I decided to check in on KY and I feel much better than I did yesterday! https://wfpl.org/primary-election-live-blog/ The good news is that the location chosen is the Ky Exposition center,in a section totalling 259000 square feet. This is a great relief. It is set up well to maintain social distancing. The blog has photos showing the setup. Link to the brochure of the building : https://kyexpo.org/floor-plans/ Voting is in the South Wing sections A & B. Scroll down for the floor plan of that area.

Early reports indicate steady vote but no lines. Vote by mail ballots have to be postmarked by today, not received by today, and early voting was available from June 15-22 . Vote by mail ballots may be dropped in a box at the voting center. (we have a ridiculous rigamarole here for voters who want to drop off their VBM ballot on Election Day.)

Now for the bad news: getting there. It is not centrally located but everybody knows where it is because it is in the middle of the fairgrounds where the State Fair is held. Parking is FREE. Lyft is offering rides, and since the airport is across the Interstate, public transportation could be better than other places. All in all, it is far better than I thought it was going to be.

Footnote: Fayette County (Lexington) is also a one stop location, in the football stadium at UK, another large facility with abundant parking and everybody knows where it is. Lyft is giving free rides, special buses are running from the transit center to the stadium.

[Leghorn21]

1. Oh thank you for this timely report, dog!! YES!!!

I saw a report from a big location there a couple hours ago, and it was going smoothly, to everyone’s delight, but THIS report of yours is the cherry on top!!

Rock steady, Kentucky, and thank you, yellowdog!!

[abqtommy]

2. Thanks, that's encouraging news!

[sheshe2]

3. Great 👍 to hear!

[yellowdogintexas]

4. Y'all are quite welcome. It was my pleasure

KY was the poster child for the ACA, Gov Bashear got down to business on COVID very early on, and now this is really looking good.

One of the big advantages of this layout is social distancing. A big place like this is easy to space out; some of our voting centers are not conducive at all to good social distancing.

However all of our precincts will be open and we can vote anywhere in the county on Election Day. No more last minute wrong precinct locations! We will have 200 voting locations available.

[stopdiggin]

5. good news. still think the single location

is not a great idea. But special provisions for unusual (and dangerous) circumstances are quite obviously within the scope of reasonable authority. Also want to point out (according to what I read) that there was a LOT of messaging and information put forth in explaining just what was happening, when, where, exact dates, and exactly what voters needed to do .. so on that front officials, media and public come together for good marks.
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