Wednesday, 11 07, 2012
Lynn Sowards Zellen
Director of Communications
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
(502) 330-9839
Email: lynn.zellen@ky.gov
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, in her capacity as Chair of the State Board of Elections and the Kentucky Election Integrity Task Force, closely monitored compliance with the Commonwealth’s election laws throughout voting in the November 6, 2012, General Election.
“Thanks to the vigilance of Kentucky voters and hard work of local election officials and the more than 15,000 precinct election officers across the Commonwealth, there were no disruptions in voting yesterday,” reports Grimes.
The State Board fielded 135 inquiries from 47 counties regarding the election, including procedural issues, electioneering complaints, and questions regarding possible vote fraud and vote buying:
Calls County Reason
1 Adair/Casey Vote Buying
2 Bell 1 Voting Machine; 1 Procedural
32 Jefferson 19 Procedural; 1 Vote Fraud; 6 Electioneering; 2 Other; 3 Voting Machine; 1 Election Official
1 Knox Vote Buying
3 Meade 1 Other; 1 Vote Buying; 1 Procedural
1 Oldham Other
3 Clinton 2 Other; 1 Electioneering
11 Kenton 1 Other; 2 Electioneering; 7 Procedural; 1 Voting Machine
3 Bullitt 2 Other; 1 Procedural;
1 Casey Electioneering
5 Franklin 2 Voting Machine; 2 Procedural; 1 Other
6 Hardin 5 Procedural; 1 Other
3 Unspecified 2 Procedural; 1 Voting Machine
3 Pike 1 Procedural; 1 Electioneering; 1 Voting Machine
1 Christian Procedural
3 Fayette 2 Other; 1 Voting Machine
1 Grayson Voting Machine
1 Cumberland Voting Machine
4 Boone 3 Procedural; 1 Other
4 Madison 3 Procedural; 1 Other
5 Campbel 2 Procedural; 2 Electioneering; 1 Other
4 Jessamine 3 Procedural; 1 Other
1 Letcher Procedural
1 Rowan Other
1 McCracken Procedural
1 Bourbon Other
1 Clark Procedural
2 Woodford 1 Voting Machine; 1 Procedural
1 Grant Procedural
1 Whitley Procedural
1 Boyle Procedural
5 Pulaski 5 Procedural
2 Powell 1 Procedural; 1 Voting Machine
1 Robertson Procedural
2 Garrard 1 Procedural; 1 Other
1 Carroll Voting Machine
1 Wayne Other
1 Adair Other
3 Scott 2 Other; 1 Procedural
1 Laurel Procedural
1 Warren Other
2 Owen 2 Procedural
1 Logan Procedural
1 Floyd Electioneering
1 Lincoln Procedural
1 Johnson Procedural
2 Spencer 1 Procedural; 1 Other
1 Boyd Other
The State Board addressed directly with local election officials many of the inquiries it received, including procedural questions. Allegations of criminal misconduct were referred to the United States Attorney and/or Kentucky Attorney General for potential investigation. Neither the State Board nor the Attorney General provides details regarding specific complaints or possible pending investigations.
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