County Clerk provides voting information ahead of election

Before voters make their way to the polls for this year’s Presidential Election, Christian County Clerk Melinda Humphries provided a whole lot of voting information at Tuesday’s Hopkinsville Rotary Club meeting.

From September 21 to October 22, Kentuckians who had a qualifying reason could receive an absentee mail-in ballot. Humphries says her office has mailed out over 1,100 absentee ballots and has received around 685 of them back.

Humphries reminded those with absentee ballots that they need to be mailed back or submitted to the clerk’s office by 6 p.m. on November 5.

Early voting runs from October 31 to November 2 and will include three polling places, the Bruce Convention Center, the Walnut Street Center and the Senior Citizens Center. Humphries says no excuse is required to vote early and the polling places will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Then on November 5, election day, Humphries says thirteen polling places will be open in Christian County from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voters in Christian County can vote at any county polling place.

The voting locations include the Bruce Convention Center, Walnut Street Center, Senior Citizens Center, the County Courthouse, Indian Hills Elementary School, Sinking Fork Baptist Church, Pembroke Baptist Church, the Crofton Tornado Building, New Palestine Baptist Church, New Barren Springs Baptist Church, South Christian Elementary School, the Oak Grove Community Center and Inspire Early Learning Academy.

Humphries also reminded attendees that the ballot will include partisan races, nonpartisan races and amendments. Voters will have the option to vote for a straight party on a ballot, but those that do need to remember to vote in the nonpartisan races and for Amendments One and Two.

To conclude her presentation Humphries, encouraged folks to go vote and says each vote can make a difference.

Humphries asks voters to bring a photo I.D. in order to cast their ballot. Election updates will be posted to the Christian County Clerk’s Office.