Commitment 2024: Kentucky Secretary of State previews next week’s primary election WLWT Cincinnati
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TuesdaymarksoneweekuntilKentucky’sprimaryelectionandjustdaysfromin-personearlyvotingrampingup.WhileprimarydayisnextTuesday,May21,thisThursdayisthefirstdayofnoexcuseabsenteevoting,soeveryeligiblevotercanvotein-person.Basedonotherearly-votingactivity,MichaelAdams,Kentucky’sSecretaryofState,doesn’texpecthighvoterturnout.”Wehadjustunder19,000requestsforabsenteeballots.It’saboutwhatwehadayearago,andwehadabouta14.5%turnout,”Adamssaid.“SoI’dsaywe’regoingtobebetween10and15,probablycloserto15.”Evenwiththepresidentialprimarybeingdecided,Tuesday’sprimaryisimportantforthelocalracesinNorthernKentucky.OneofthoseracesofnotelocallyisforU.S.Congress,withThomasMassierunningforre-election.He’supagainstEricDetersandMichaelMcGinnis.Manyracesstatewidewillwrapupafterthevotesaretalliedonprimarynight.”AsKentuckygetsmorepolarizedpoli
