Election Day is May 16, but Northern Kentucky voters have a handful of ways to vote, including expanded early voting and absentee access. Still, many in the region prefer to vote in person on the day of the election. There are 121 standard, in-person polling places in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties for the 2023 […]
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Kenton County Board of Elections reminds residents of voting deadlines
The Kenton County Board of Elections recently sent out flyers with important deadlines and instructions for the upcoming primary elections, which will occur on May 16. Important deadlines include the registration deadline, which is April 17 at 4 p.m. and the window to request an absentee ballot, which falls between April 1 and May 2. […]
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Senate bill to make local elections partisan won’t pass this session
Senate Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer said he wouldn’t push the controversial Senate Bill 50 during the 2023 legislative session, meaning the bill won’t pass this year. “I still feel strongly voters deserve more information, and this is one way to get it to them,” Thayer said of the bill that would make it the […]
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Bellevue joins bevy of NKY cities against partisan election bill: ‘It’s a terrible idea’
Cities across Northern Kentucky have passed resolutions opposing Kentucky’s House Bill 50/Senate Bill 50, and the city of Bellevue added its name to the list of the bill’s detractors as city council members voted to oppose it Wednesday. Proposed by Republican state senators in early January, the bills would require locally elected officials to declare […]
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Walton joins other NKY cities in opposition to partisan election bills
Walton has joined a growing list of Northern Kentucky cities to adopt resolutions opposing Senate and House bills 50, which would effectively eliminate nonpartisan elections in the Commonwealth. The laws would require local candidates — namely mayors, local legislators, city wards, school board members and soil and water conservation officers — to publicly declare party […]
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Ludlow gives mayor authority to oppose controversial House Bill 50
At a recent Ludlow City Council meeting, councilmembers voted in favor of a resolution to give mayor Chris Wright the authority to oppose controversial proposed Senate Bill 50 and House Bill 50 that were filed in January. The concurrent bills would require the Democrat, Republican, Independent or other party affiliations’ label to be disclosed for […]
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Covington leaders to board of elections: Cease consolidation of voting locations
On election day 2022, reports across Kenton County showed that the lines in voting locations were hundreds of people long and wait times were more than an hour. “3:30 p.m.,” wrote Greg Corwin on Twitter. “I’m at St. Barbara’s, where there are 10-12 precincts. The line is bonkers. Maybe 500 ppl (people) in line. It’s […]
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Covington’s longest-serving city commissioner bids farewell
Tb he Covington Board of Commissioners bid “adieu” to its longest-serving member, Michelle Williams on Tue. Dec. 20 with a formal resolution. Williams, first elected in 2012 and then re-elected three times between 2016 and 2020, decided against running again this past election. Fellow commissioners told stories about Williams’ time on the Board and expressed […]
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Fort Wright ushers in newly elected officials during at end of year special meeting
State Representative-elect Stephanie Dietz delivered the Oath of Office to all the newly elected officials of the City of Fort Wright during a special council meeting Wednesday at the Fort Wright Municipal Complex. Incumbents Margie Witt, Dave Abeln, Justin (Jay) Webber, Scott Wall, Bernie Wessels, along with Mayor Dave Hatter, welcomed Jason Collins to city […]
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Pendleton County mayoral race decided by coin flip
Watching your political dreams hang in the balance as a coin gyrates through the air is a nerve-racking experience, one that a finite amount of individuals ever get to experience. Mason Taylor, the 25-year-old mayor-elect of Butler, found himself witness to a ritual for the fate of his own ambition on Tuesday night. “He flips […]