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With early voting, election day voting, and a vast majority of absentee ballots in, it appears that some new faces will make up local city councils.
In Elizabethtown, Julia Springsteen looks to join the council, with all incumbents except Terry shipp winning re-election. Radcliff is expected to see 2 new members, with Toshie Murrell and Terry Owens accounting for 10.47 and 11.43 percent, respectively. And in Vine Grove, newcomers Lonnie Dennis and Selena Hudson are likely to join the council.
While the vast majority of ballots were counted and released last night, some votes will still be coming in over the next few days.
Election officials released what absentee results they had compiled up to last night.
After months of talk and preparation, election day for the 2020 General Election is finally here.
Covid-19 has preempted the state of Kentucky to change some aspects of voting today. Surrounding counties, including Hardin, LaRue, Grayson, Breckinridge, and Meade, will have at least 3 voting centers for voters. Breckinridge county has the most voting center for election day with 7. With the centers, voters aren’t restricted to a certain location.
Hardin county voters can go to the gyms at either North Hardin High School, Creekside Elementary, and Lakewood Elementary, or the Hardin County Government Building. A full list of voting centers in the region can be found on the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website.
Monday is the final day for early in-person voting before election day tomorrow. Residents in surrounding counties can go to their respective polling locations to vote early:
Residents in any of the above counties will have to bring some form if ID to the voting location.
Voting runs today from 8am to 4 pm.
Glendale residents hoping to receive their new post office before the big holiday season are going to have to wait a few more months.
The Postal Service says that the modular building, which was originally scheduled to be set up in mid-October, will likely now be installed in January. Dan Linker with the Glendale Lions Club says that the news isn’t quite what residents wanted to hear.
Linker says the Postal Service is still committed to the new location. The office will be located on Jaggers Road in Glendale.
