The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to explicitly disallow the presence of wireless monitoring devices at polling places on Election Day. The meeting’s topic came as the result of discussions Kenton County Board of Election Chair Gabrielle Summe had at a recent county clerks meeting, where she heard about My Pillow Founder and […]
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NKwhy: how does absentee voting work?
Kentucky’s general election is set for Nov. 7, and Kentuckians will vote for a new governor among a few other statewide races. Of the 331,736 registered voters in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, most will be taking to the polls on Election Day; however, there are a portion that vote by mail or early. There […]
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Kenton County looking for poll workers ahead of November election
The Kenton County Election Commission met Monday to discuss details for the preparation of the upcoming Nov. 7 general election. County Clerk Gabrielle Summe noted her staff is still working to find enough poll workers. Some poll workers whose names were on lists provided by the two parties have said they are unavailable for the […]
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State board votes to remove Kenton County elections board representative
The Kenton County Democrats succeeded in removing their representative to the county board of elections, but only after a Leslie County Republican helped them along the way. The State Board of Elections voted in favor of a request from the Kenton County Democrats to remove Sarah Rogers as the Democratic representative to the Kenton County […]
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Fort Wright measure to mitigate long lines at polling places
Fort Wright is taking measures against any possible shortage of poll workers for the upcoming 2023 primary election. To prepare, the city council passed Executive Order 04-2023 on Wednesday. This order allows city employees to serve as poll workers at an increased salary. City employees have always been permitted to work the polls on election […]
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Here’s who won elections in Kenton County
After a long day of elections, Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe finalized the results at 10 p.m. on the dot. With limited Democratic challengers at a countywide level, the most competitive races were at the municipal and school board levels. For a full of election results from Kenton County, click here. Judicial The Kenton County […]
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Where and how to vote in Covington
If you’re planning on voting in Covington this upcoming Tuesday, the city has released a list of voting guidelines for its residents. The number of voting locations in Covington has been reduced from previous years, and many of the prior voting locations have changed. Every voter has an assigned polling location on Election Day, Nov. […]
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Get to know the candidates running for Kenton County clerk and their thoughts on voter fraud
Incumbent Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe faces one challenger, Danny Whitacre, in the Republican primary on May 17. Summe has been the Kenton County Clerk for the past 12 years. She was first elected to the office in 2010. Gabrielle Summe (R) In 2010, Summe became the first female county Clerk elected to office in […]