Reply #10: Kentucky Primary Looms: Choices Abound in Area Match-ups [View All]

Kentucky primary looms: Choices abound in area match-ups

By BARBARA GOLDMAN, Staff Writer


Friday, May 16, 2008 9:09 PM EDT

With only a few days left before Kentuckians go to the poll for the presidential primary on Tuesday, candidates are making last minute bids in the commonwealth, hoping to lure voters into their camp.

Locally, Democratic Party super-delegate David Wilhelm, a Barack Obama supporter will be at Chandler’s Restaurant beginning at 11:45 a.m., today to meet area residents and kick off Maysville canvassing. And on Monday, Sen. Hillary Clinton will be in town, appearing at the old Maysville High School gymnasium at 10 a.m., for a campaign rally.

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Cotterill also said Kentucky voters should remember that this is a closed primary, which means voters may only vote for candidates in the party for which they are registered.

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Voting statistics and information for local counties includes:

Bracken County

-- Currently has 5,996 registered voters, 4,762 Democrats and 1,019 Republicans. That includes 2,958 males and 3,038 females. Bracken County has seen no change since 2007 elections in the number of registered voters. However, in 2007 there was an 18.1 percent turnout for the election. There are no local elections on the ballot.

-- Voters will cast their votes at one of the eight precincts and the opportunity to cast there vote on one of ten electronic 1242 voting machines or eleven Hart InterCivic eSlate machines.

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http://www.maysville-online.com/articles/2008/05/16/local_news/1296primary.txt