Despite saying publicly that there are widespread election fraud issues involving a recount in Campbell County in 2022, two Northern Kentucky political candidates provided testimony that said there wasn’t. That contradiction led Campbell County Judge Daniel Zalla to point to it in a ruling certifying election results in the Senate District 24 Republican primary last […]
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Kentucky Supreme Court must weigh constitutionality of partisan gerrymanders
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern The Kentucky Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday about whether Republican-drawn U.S. and Kentucky House districts are gerrymandered and if that matters under the state constitution. Kentucky Democrats filed the lawsuit after the Republican supermajority in the General Assembly adopted the maps last year. Attorneys for the Democrats and the […]
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How often was NKY mentioned at Fancy Farm?
In short, not often. The most significant connection to Northern Kentucky at Fancy Farm this year was an appearance from former state House Rep. Buddy Wheatley (D-Covington), who is running for secretary of state. The city of Fancy Farm hosted the 143rd St. Jerome Picnic this past weekend. As part of the annual festival, invited […]
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In the race for secretary of state, gloves come off at Fancy Farm
Nearly nine months to the day he lost his reelection bid to the 65th District House seat, Buddy Wheatley stood on a stage in Marshall County, pitching his credentials to a room full of Democrats on why he should be Kentucky’s next secretary of state. “As a firefighter and a former state legislator, I faced […]
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Voter registration increase largest since 2022
Voter registration in Kentucky grew by over 10,000 in June, offset by more than 9,300 voters being removed from the voter rolls. Overall, the voter rolls grew by just 670 voters, which was the largest jump since November 2022. Removals included 7,049 deceased voters, 1,175 voters convicted of felonies, 734 who moved out of state, […]
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Here are the NKYians who donated to Adams, Wheatley campaigns in the past 30 days
Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams has far outraised his opponent, Democrat Charles “Buddy” Wheatley, but the former doesn’t have any Northern Kentucky donors in the latest report from the Kentucky Registry for Election Finance. Outside of the governor’s race, this Secretary of State’s race will be one of the most hotly contested races in […]
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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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Kentucky to stay in voter fraud system for another year while seeking alternatives
Written by Bruce Schreiner for the Associated Press Kentucky will remain in a multistate effort designed to ensure accurate voter lists for another year while looking for possible alternatives to detect voter fraud, the state’s chief election officer said Wednesday. Secretary of State Michael Adams weighed in on Kentucky’s future role in a partnership that […]
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Democratic Association of Secretaries of State endorses Buddy Wheatley
Former Northern Kentucky statehouse Rep. Buddy Wheatley received an endorsement from the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, according to an announcement from the organization. “Buddy Wheatley is the independent leader that Kentucky deserves – a fourth-generation firefighter and retired fire chief. Buddy knows what it means to serve,” said Executive Director Travis Brimm. Wheatley […]
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Secretary Michael Adams wins primary, faces Buddy Wheatley in general election
Secretary of State Michael Adams defeated former Erlanger City Councilman Stephen Knipper in the Republican primary Tuesday and will now face former Northern Kentucky state House Rep. Charles “Buddy” Wheatley in the general election. The election between Adams and Wheatley will be hotly contested, and one of the race’s main talking points could be voting […]
