2020 Primary Election postponed until late June

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On the recommendation of Kentucky’s Secretary of State, Gov. Andy Beshear has postponed the 2020 Primary Election until late June.

Originally slated for May 19, the Primary Election will now be held on June 23 after Secretary of State Michael Adams, in a letter to Gov. Andy Beshear, urged the delay due to COVID-19 concerns. Under state law, the governor and secretary of state must jointly agree to postpone an election.

Adams, the state’s chief election officials, said there are several factors that could create problems with holding the primary in May, most notably crowding at polling places. He also said that it is possible that voting could be done via the U.S. mail.

“It’s important for us to be able to assess what changes, if any, need to be made to ensure we have a smooth election,” Adams to WLKY.com. “It’s possible we will move to a vote by mail approach for this election, but we don’t know if the post office is going to be open. It may be possible that we have enough poll workers, but the average age of poll workers in this state is 65. It may be that we don’t have enough poll workers.”

The postponement of the Primary Election includes the Democratic and Republican primaries, special elections, local elections, and local option elections.

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com