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Louisville, Kentucky (CNN) State lawmakers and voting rights activists are bracing for potential chaos during Kentucky's primary election on Tuesday after concerns over coronavirus led state elections officials to sharply limit the number of in-person polling places.
Those limits -- from just under 3,700 polling locations in a typical election, according to the Kentucky secretary of state, to 170 locations on Tuesday -- have led to outcry across the country, particularly from Democrats who say it could result in a nightmare scenario in big cities with hours-long lines, potentially disenfranchising Black voters. The commonwealth's two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette, the homes of Louisville and Lexington, will have just one in-person polling location each open on Tuesday.
The outcry has already made Kentucky the newest battleground in a nationwide fight over voting access.
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Those limits -- from just under 3,700 polling locations in a typical election, according to the Kentucky secretary of state, to 170 locations on Tuesday -- have led to outcry across the country, particularly from Democrats who say it could result in a nightmare scenario in big cities with hours-long lines, potentially disenfranchising Black voters. The commonwealth's two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette, the homes of Louisville and Lexington, will have just one in-person polling location each open on Tuesday.
The outcry has already made Kentucky the newest battleground in a nationwide fight over voting access.
Kentucky braces for chaotic primary election after cuts to polling locations
State lawmakers and voting rights activists are bracing for potential chaos during Kentucky's primary election on Tuesday after concerns over coronavirus led state elections officials to sharply limit the number of in-person polling places.
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This doesn't sound right. This doesn't smell right. What do you think?