Kentuckian Chris Applegate doesn’t take his right to vote for granted. Applegate, who lives in Corinth, lost the right to vote in Kentucky some years ago. He restored that right in 2019 when Gov. Andy Beshear signed an order automatically restoring voting rights to nonviolent felons who have finished their sentence or terms of release. […]
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Kenton County affirms plans to show off voting machine security
The Kenton County Board of Elections will use training machines to showcase the county’s voting technology, according to statements from Board of Elections Chair Gabe Summe at the board’s meeting Monday morning. The Board of Elections voted late last year to allow the public to examine voting machines at a special presentation, which the board […]
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Kenton County board OKs election security, emergency plans
The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously approved the security and emergency plans for this year’s elections, which includes measures like 24-hour surveillance of equipment and protocols for carrying, sealing, monitoring and operating the equipment.
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Pair of billionaires bankrolled super PACs that spent $10 million trying to defeat Beshear
Two billionaire mega-donors bankrolled a quartet of super PACs that spent nearly $10 million over five months last year in an effort to elect a Republican governor in Kentucky. Reports filed this week with the Federal Election Commission show that Jeff Yass, a billionaire options trader and “school choice” crusader from the Philadelphia suburbs, and […]
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Bill seeks to bar noncitizens from school board elections
Two Republican state lawmakers are backing a proposed constitutional change to ensure non-U.S. citizens can’t vote in state and local school board elections. Rep. Michael Meredith (R-Oakland) and Rep. Killian Timoney (R-Nicholasville) are the lead sponsors of House Bill 341 proposing the change. In a committee hearing on the bill Thursday, Meredith said the proposal […]
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Ed Massey kicks off campaign in face of Boone County GOP censure
Ed Massey, former Kentucky state representative and current GOP candidate for Kentucky district 66, held a campaign kickoff event Tuesday night at The Oriental Wok restaurant in Lakeside Park, seemingly unphased by a resolution passed the night before by the Boone County Republicans censuring him as a candidate. “I wear it as a badge of […]
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Spending to lobby Kentucky legislature hit all-time high in 2023, spurred by gambling bills
Written by Tom Loftus for Kentucky Lantern Gambling interests drove lobbying spending in Frankfort to a record level in 2023. More than 800 corporations, associations and other groups reported spending $24.7 million to influence the Kentucky General Assembly last year, according to data posted Thursday on the Legislative Ethics Commission‘s website. That breaks the prior record of $22.4 […]
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Why are there so many uncontested races in NKY this year?
40% of House and state candidates in Kentucky are running unopposed due to barriers to entry and the time commitment required, which is a concern for the Democratic and Republican Parties.
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Why are there so many uncontested races in NKY this year?
This story originally appeared in the Jan. 19 edition of the LINK Weekly Reader. As of the Jan. 5 filing deadline to run for office in Kentucky, 40% of House and Senate candidates are running unopposed.In Northern Kentucky as a whole, there are several local uncontested races:Uncontested race in Boone County: County Circuit Court Clerk: […]
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Kentucky Senate advances ballot measure to move governor’s race to presidential election years
The Kentucky Senate has voted to propose a 2024 ballot measure that would move elections for governor and other statewide officers from odd-numbered years to even-numbered presidential election years starting in 2032.
