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Fri Jun 19, 2020, 04:42 PM Jun 2020

Kentucky Braces for Possible Voting Problems [View all]

Kentucky Braces for Possible Voting Problems

June 19, 2020 at 4:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 21 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/19/kentucky-braces-for-possible-voting-problems/

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“Less than 200 polling places will be open for voters in Kentucky’s primary Tuesday, down from 3,700 in a typical election year. Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots, some voters still had not received theirs days before they must be turned in. And turnout is expected to be higher than in past primaries because of a suddenly competitive fight for the Democratic Senate nomination,” the Washington Post reports.

“The scenario has voting-rights advocates and some local elections officials worried that the state is careening toward a messy day marked by long lines and frustrated voters — similar to the scenes that have played out repeatedly this spring as the novel coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the 2020 primaries.”

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