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The Hardin County Board of Elections met for their first meeting of the year Thursday.
The board approved the county’s election contingency and security plans, which concern the proper storing of election equipment and the tracking of paper ballots. The board also approved the county elections calendar, including training dates for poll workers.
Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith said he is keeping an eye on Senate Bill 7, which would return drivers licensing to counties rather than the regional offices.
“I will tell you that if you speak to any of the legislators, Eastern Kentucky, Western Kentucky, Northern Kentucky, anywhere, they will all tell you that for the last two years, the number one complaint they have received has been about the drivers licensing offices,” Smith said. “Whatever number two is, it’s a distant number two. We get constant complaints about it here.”
Smith said the bill as written does not concern Hardin County because a regional licensing office is located in Elizabethtown. Smith said a house bill similar to Senate Bill 7 has been written, and a house bill that would return licensing to the circuit court clerk’s offices has also been proposed.
Smith also said he is waiting to see more clarifications from the state on the new Mobile IDs now available through the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. While the main promoted use from the Transportation Cabinet is for air travel, Smith said he is anticipating possible confusion if somebody attempts to use a Mobile ID to vote.
“Right now, we are seeking legal opinion on how this is going to impact our role,” Smith said. “What I have instructed my staff downstairs is we need a hard copy of the driver’s license because even the Transportation Cabinet that is promoting this says you still must carry your hard copy driver’s license with you.”
Following the meeting, the Board of Elections conducted the ballot position draw for candidates running in the May primary election. The updated ballot can be found on the Hardin County Clerk’s Office’s website, and more election information is available at govote.ky.gov.
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