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Kentucky AG: Calloway and Muhlenberg to Undergo Election Audit

Kentucky Office of the Attorney General

Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear says Calloway and Muhlenberg Counties are among six from a random drawing to undergo independent inquiries for irregularities during the General Election. The Kentucky Election Integrity Task Force met Tuesday to review the administration of the November 8th election. 

He said the routine audit is required by Kentucky law and doesn’t imply that irregularities are suspected. The audit involves the AG interviewing local officials and election officers and a review of sheriff precinct reports, election reports, voter assistance forms and absentee ballot applications. Investigators may also randomly call absentee voters.

Task force members include U.S. Attorney’s offices, the FBI, the Kentucky A-G office and Kentucky State Police. Officials say the high-profile election was largely free of problems.

The other counties are Carter, Jackson, Leslie and Wayne.

As of November 22, Beshear’s office reports 277 election complaints by phone, email, fax or letters from 66 counties. The majority of them were in Jefferson County.

All allegations have been investigated and complaints have been closed. Approximately 1.95 million Kentuckians, or 59% of registered voters, cast ballots in the general election.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
Nicole Erwin is a Murray native and started working at WKMS during her time at Murray State University as a Psychology undergraduate student. Nicole left her job as a PTL dispatcher to join the newsroom after she was hired by former News Director Bryan Bartlett. Since, Nicole has completed a Masters in Sustainable Development from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia where she lived for 2 1/2 years.
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