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Kentucky

MichMan

(17,517 posts)

2. Either the vote will be counted illegally, or the voter won't be allowed to have their vote counted at all.

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 11, 2026, 07:30 AM

8 hrs ago

The validity of the ballot is still in question, and the clerk says it will be up to the circuit court judge to rule on. He says if the vote is tossed out, it would leave the race at a tie and could be decided by a coin toss between Schaffter and opponent Dakota Jones.

They never said they would be letting the voter re vote using the correct ballot

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"Very unfortunate": Union County election in question after single-error vote [View all] RandySF 13 hrs ago OP

"the system" exists to prevent and minimize "human error." rampartd 13 hrs ago #1

Either the vote will be counted illegally, or the voter won't be allowed to have their vote counted at all. MichMan 8 hrs ago #2