Right now marks three weeks till the Nov. 8 midterms. This election holds significance within the U.S. and domestically as a result of it’s the primary main election since 2020. Former President Donald Trump misplaced the election however falsely claimed President Joe Biden stole the election.
Those that echo Trump’s statements in Kentucky proceed to problem the election course of. Regionally, Jessica Neal, the second-place finisher within the twenty fourth Senate District race, challenged the outcomes of her race in a recount.
The recount confirmed that just one vote modified – resulting from a voter mishap resulting in a missed vote. Campbell County Decide Daniel Zalla handed down a choice that the recount was truthful and Neal undoubtedly misplaced the election – the opinion additionally mentioned that what Neal had mentioned publicly was drastically totally different from what she had mentioned beneath oath through the course of.
“It was a reasonably shut race, and I firmly consider in ensuring now we have safe elections,” Neal mentioned in Might on her reasoning for a recount. Secretary of State Michael G. Adams, additionally a Republican, has known as Neal’s efforts “frivolous.”
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Neal later filed a movement that mentioned there have been lacking seals from the machines.
“You will need to notice that the machine’s seals is not going to be damaged earlier than the crew is prepared for counting that specific machine,” the movement reads. “Machines that arrived to the courtroom with seals already damaged can’t be verified as as to whether their contents mirror the identical contents precisely as appeared on election evening at 6 p.m. Might 17.”
However, Zalla’s movement, based mostly on testimony from Luersen, mentioned that these seals will not be essential to the integrity of the voting machines and aren’t required by regulation. The yellow seals in query have been positioned on the scanner portion of the machines voluntarily.
“We don’t must placed on the seals, however I did due to all of the craziness round elections,” Luersen mentioned through the listening to.
Click on right here to study extra concerning the Neal recount and watch testimony from the listening to from Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen, Jessica Neal, and Stephen Knipper, an Erlanger Metropolis Councilman and former chief of workers to former Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton, who additionally co-runs the “Restore Election Integrity Tour” with Sen. Adrienne Southworth (R-Anderson).
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However, as this election approaches, the clerks from Boone County, Campbell County, and Kenton County defined to LINK nky why voters ought to belief the method. Secretary of State Adams additionally weighed in on the state’s elections.
Boone County Clerk Justin Crigler
“We take each protocol and each step potential to verify the election integrity is held, that every thing is upright, truthful, and sincere and transparency is of utmost significance to us,” mentioned Boone County Clerk Justin Crigler. “Each stage and each step we do is supposed to point out that from mail-in ballots to election day to early voting, every thing we do is past clear. There must be no questions in any way of the integrity of our elections right here.”
Crigler mentioned his workplace is all the time open to take questions. He invitations these curious to tour their facility and its voting machines, that are beneath 24-hour surveillance.
He additionally invited these to observe the ballot employee coaching course of.
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“We’re that assured that we do every thing 100% by the books and doubtless go above and past,” Crigler mentioned. “So Boone County residents may be relaxation assured that every thing is finished pretty.”
He additionally encourages those that wish to be ballot staff to achieve out to his workplace.
Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe
Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe mentioned there are specific issues that clerks throughout the state should do, like adopting new tools and retaining paper data of every thing for audits.
“You even have an proof path if there’s ever a recount, so we transformed all of our tools again in 2021,” Summe mentioned. “All of our tools per statute is required to be constructed per the specs or certification from the state board of elections, that means no web.”
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Election fraud conspiracy theorists typically declare that voting machines connect with the web in Kentucky, however election officers say it’s utterly false.
Representatives of every celebration are current for all election-related procedures to make sure equity all through the method, Summe added.
Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen
“In terms of elections, just about every thing is in KRS (Kentucky Revised Statutes),” Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen mentioned. “We observe the regulation virtually each step of the best way. To start with our machines haven’t any modems, and it’s bodily inconceivable to hook up with the web or distant management. So the voting machines are all self-contained. The pc that reads the election outcomes on the finish of the evening can be not on-line, so there’s no outdoors interference.“
In terms of the voting machines, Luersen mentioned that there are settings put in place and twice reviewed by the State Board of Elections – a multi-party group. Ballot staff then look at the machines on election morning to make sure they’re correctly sealed, accurately numbered, and the ballots are right.
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“There are such a lot of checks and balances within the system that I really feel very assured that every thing is truthful and environment friendly and sincere,” Luersen mentioned.
Secretary of State Michael Adams
“From Photograph ID to Vote, to cleansing up the voter rolls, to banning poll harvesting, to adopting paper ballots, to increasing our audit course of, Kentucky’s elections have by no means been safer than they’ve been throughout my time period of workplace,” Adams mentioned.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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