Special Election Day 2021

IN THE STATELEGISLATURE.POLLS OPENEDLOCALLY ABOUT AHALF HOUR AGO.BUT WE'VE ALREADYGOTTEN SOMEEARLY VOTINGNUMBERS.EVELYN SULCHTZJOINS US FROM THENEWSROOM WITHTHISCLAIREDECISION 20-21COVERAGE.EVELYNTHAT'S RIGHTCLAIRE... POLLSOPENED AT SIXLOCAL TIME...AND CLOSE TONIGHTAT SIX.BUT VOTING IS ONLYHAPPENING IN SOMEAREAS...TO FILLTHOSE OPEN SEATSIN THE STATELEGISLATURE.EVELYNONE OF THOSE ISHET 22ND SENATEDISTRICT SEAT,WHICH INCLUDESJESSAMINE, MERCER,GARRARD,WASHINGTON ANDPART OF FAYETTECOUNTIES.VOTERS WILL ALSODECIDE ON THE 51STHOUSE DISTRICTSEAT, AND THE 89THSEAT.WHILE WE KNOWEARLY VOTINGTURNOUT HASN'TBEEN VERY HIGH INTHISELECTION...THATDOESN'TNECESSARILY MEANMUCH.EXPERTS SAY THETRUE TEST OFKENTUCKY'S NEW,PERMANENTELECTION REFORMSWILL HAPPEN NEXTYEAR ... WHEN ALLOF KENTUCKYVOTES.AND THESECRETARY OFSTATE SAYS THECHANGES WEREMUCH-NEEDED.EVELYN1:40:26 "HOUSE BILL574 WAS THEBIGGEST CHANGETO OUR ELECTIONSYSTEM IN 130YEARS - THAT'SBEFORE CARS,BEFOREELECTRICITY INHOMES." 1:40:35EVELYNVOTERS TODAY WILLBE CHOOSINGSOMEONE TO TAKEOVER FORMERREPRESENTATIVEROBERT GOFORTH'SSEAT, LATEREPRESENTATIVEBAM CARNEY'S SEAT,AND LATE SENATORTOM BUFORD'S SEAT.FOR THE LATESTELECTION RESULTS...STICK WITH LEX-18TODAY ON AIR ANDON OUR WEBSITE...LEX-18 DOT COM.CLAIREEVELYN... WHATSPECIFIC NUMBERSDID WE SEE FROMEARLY VOTING THISYEAR?EVELYNIN JESSAMINECOUNTY, 668 PEOPLEVOTED EARLINY -PERSON.THAT NUMBER ISNOT AS HIGH AS THEYEARBEFORE...WHENNINE-THOUSANDPEOPLE VOTEDEARLY.BUT THAT WAS AMUCH BIGGERELECTION.IN WASHINGTONCOUNTY...THE CLERKSAYS 500 PEOPLEVOTED EARLY IN-PERSON...WHICH IS ALITTLE MORE THANFIVE-PERCENT OFTHE COUNTY'SELIGIBLE VOTERS.AND IN FAYETTECOUNTY... WITH 75-HUNDRED PEOPLEELIGIBLE TO VOTE INTHIS SPECLIAELECTION, ONLYNINE PEOPLE VOTEDEARLY.CLAIREEVELYN SCHULTZ INOUR NEWSROOMTHIS MORNING.THANK YOU EVELYN.CLAIRE