After months of discussions and campaigning made different by a pandemic and after three weeks of early voting, polls will open for Election Day voting Tuesday morning at 6 across Kentucky.
Christian County Clerk Mike Kem is predicting a modern-day record turnout of 25,000 voters or more—surpassing the 23,000 mark set in 2008. That would mean an official 47-percent turnout, though Kem notes there are at least 10,000 voters on the roll who were associated with Fort Campbell and have since been assigned elsewhere.
The Christian County Clerk’s Office reports 12,984 people have already voted early and 4,627 have voted absentee for a total of 17,611.
Christian County Elections Coordinator Melinda Humphries says there are seven locations that will serve as polling places from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Tuesday and any registered voter can vote at any of those locations.
Social distancing guidelines will be in place at each location and they are strongly urging voters to wear a mask.
With so many people having already voted early or by mail Humphries doesn’t expect long lines at any time, but you can avoid the early morning, lunch time and late afternoon if you are worried about crowds.
Unofficial results will be posted Tuesday evening on the Christian County Clerk’s Office website and Kentucky Secretary of State’s website—though any absentee ballot mailed on or before Election Day will be counted.
The Todd County Clerk is predicting a 30 percent total turnout there, with all regular precincts to be open from 6 until 6 Tuesday. There will also be a central voting location at the clerk’s office in the Todd County Courthouse, where any registered voter can cast their ballot.
Todd County Clerk Cindy O’Bryan is on the ballot in a special election, facing Timothy Wells, who is the incumbent coroner. The winner will serve out the remainder of the term of Leslie Cunningham, who died last year from cancer.
There will be two locations to vote on Election Day in Cadiz—the Emergency Operations Center on Jefferson Street and The Way on Lafayette Street. Any registered voter can vote at either location from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Anyone standing in line to vote at 6 p.m. Tuesday to vote will be allowed to vote.
We will have live election coverage beginning at 6 Tuesday evening on the WHOP Family of Stations.
