LOUISVILLE, Ky. (FOX 56) — The Kentucky Democratic Party said a judge denied their motion to extend polling hours in Jefferson County.
“We are extremely disappointed by this ruling given the extensive technical issues in Jefferson County, which caused some voters to wait in line for more than three hours. Polling locations across Jefferson County were functionally closed. These disruptions weren’t just unacceptable — they deprived Kentuckians of the fundamental right to vote,” Kentucky Democratic Party Executive Director Morgan Eaves said.
The party said voters should make it to their polling location and stay in line.
“We urge all eligible voters to get to their assigned polling location ahead of 6 p.m. For any Kentuckians still in line when the polls close, stay in line,” Eaves said.
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The Kentucky Democratic Party has filed a motion to request extended polling hours after polling delays in Jefferson County.
A complaint filed by the party said polls did open on time, but poll workers’ e-poll books, which list qualified voters in a precinct, immediately failed.
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“The machine shut down, crashed, or otherwise erred in finding voters such that there were numerous instances of voters unable to be checked-in and issued ballots,” reads the complaint.
The complaint said the system would crash every 3 minutes for the first three and a half hours of polling.
The Kentucky Democratic Party requested that polling locations in Jefferson County remain open until 8 p.m.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky joined the Democratic Party’s petition.
“It is the constitutional right of every eligible voter in Kentucky to cast their vote in the election,” Corey Shapiro, legal director, said. “We join the KDP on behalf of our members in asking the court to order Jefferson County polling locations to remain open accommodating those who were turned away or had to leave their polling locations without voting.”