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Why are polls closed in Kentucky? Because there is no election today
Kentucky voters skip elections every four years due to a 1992 constitutional amendment, causing confusion on a national Election Day with no local races held, Secretary of State said.
- On Tuesday, Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reassured voters on social media that there were no candidates or issues to vote on in Kentucky this year.
- The explanation traces to a 1992 constitutional amendment that gives Kentucky a year off from elections every four years and moved local races to midterm elections starting in 1998.
- Nationally notable races like the New York City mayoral race and New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races drew attention, while Adams's social media post was viewed more than 150,000 times by early Tuesday afternoon.
- Confusion translated into calls to election offices, and Adams expressed exasperation at explaining the closed polls decades later, renewing a call for civic education.
- With 2026 in view, Kentucky officials urged voters to note the primary on May 19, 2026 and Election Day on November 3, 2026, highlighting an open Senate race after Senator Mitch McConnell's retirement.
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