Kentucky’s elections have been and continue to be safe.
Despite claims by divisive groups in the state, there is no problem with the commonwealth’s election integrity. In fact, the state’s election laws and regulations are among the best in the nation, and a new online “Rumor Control” tool from the Secretary of State aims to dispel the lies and myths.
“Having covered Kentucky elections as a journalist for years in multiple counties and having voted in other states, Kentucky elections have always impressed me with their efficiency, safety and security,” said County Clerk Daryl Tabor. “The attacks on our state’s election system are unwarranted, and seek to sew the seeds of discontent and conspiracies after the 2020 election cycle. They are spreading myths, lies and half-truths at best.”
One of the more serious allegations is that Kentucky’s election machines can be manipulated by hackers. They cannot, as the state’s voting machines are not connected to the internet. They would have to be physically broken into for votes to be compromised.
Last year, bipartisan efforts between Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear crafted emergency regulations that allowed county clerks the flexibility to conduct safe and open elections during an unprecedented pandemic. For next year’s local elections, the rules have returned much to the way they have been for years, while incorporating a limited amount of the modernization that allowed the 2020 elections work.
The Secretary of State’s Rumor Control page can be found on the agency’s website at https://bit.ly/2ZwOiG7.
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