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We want to investigate any barriers that might arise on Election Day and hold accountable the agencies responsible for safeguarding our election systems. We cannot do this without you.
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting (https://kycir.org/tag/electionland/)
We want to investigate any barriers that might arise on Election Day and hold accountable the agencies responsible for safeguarding our election systems. We cannot do this without you.
Is voting fraud rampant in Kentucky? No, not really. But the answer is complicated and it boils down to semantics.
Kentucky turned a deeper shade of red on Election Day. Our presidential election map breaks down the vote tally in each county.
For all of the ways the 2016 presidential election was extraordinary – particularly Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that the vote was being “rigged” – the actual balloting across the country on Tuesday was largely without serious incident.
When KyCIR reporter Kate Howard moved to Kentucky earlier this year, she promptly registered to vote. Then she realized something surprising: she’s still registered in four states. And she’s breaking the rules, sort of.
Here’s what America wants to know from Google this Election Day.
Days before Tuesday’s election, the usual rumors started flying: vote fraud was rampant once again in eastern Kentucky.
All your Election Day news, right here, from the KyCIR reporting team.
Though a majority of Kentucky voters are registered Democrats, the state has voted reliably red in recent presidential elections. See where your county stands.
Can I take a selfie? What do I need to bring? We’ve got all the answers to pressing Election Day questions.