Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has returned a third-straight positive election audit to Trigg County Circuit Court Judge Jamus Redd and the Grand Jury.
According to County Clerk Carmen Finley, the news came Friday afternoon, as Trigg County was one of 12 randomly drawn counties of the Commonwealth, and called for review of the November 2024 general election process.
Local officials, election officers and absentee voters were interviewed, and election documents were reviewed.
Detective Kelley Sawyer from the Kentucky Attorney General’s office conducted the audit, and in due retrieved documents from Finley, who recorded that of Trigg County’s 12,279 registered voters, 7,259 total votes were cast.
A few ballots were spoiled, mostly due to mismarking or printing issues, and only one absentee ballot was rejected.
According to the audit:
+ There were no issues that required investigation.
+ Voter Assistance forms were completed properly.
+ The list of voters issued absentee ballots were complete.
+ And there were no issues with the absentee ballots.
Of the voters contacted by the Attorney General’s office, the report listed some various comments:
— One mail-in absentee voter, a military husband and wife, said “they received their ballots quickly” and “they both appreciated the ease of the system and had zero issues to report.”
— One precinct officer noted “he felt that everything went smoothly, especially with Clerk Finley having a Deputy Clerk standing by to assist.” He also felt like “the process was easy for everyone.”
— One in-person absentee voter and his wife said “they were extremely happy with the service bestowed upon them, by Trigg County Clerk’s office staff,” and that “their service was very fast, and super courteous. If they could give the Clerk’s office 20 stars out of 10, they would do so.”
Finley said she was “very proud” of another successful election with high marks, especially during one of the busiest elections in her tenure.
Her deputies, she added, deserved recognition: April Washer, Keionna Dixon, Shateanna Stewart, Heather Hooks, Andrea Wadlington, Lesley Hampton, and Teri Groves; Stephanie Powell-volunteer; Terri Brown from HARP Election Services; Eric Bleidt, Machine Technician; and Board of Elections Members Aaron Acree, Dan Grigson, and Carl Heckmann.
