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Kentucky AG draws 12 counties for post-election inquiry

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman made the draw Tuesday at his Frankfort office, pulling slips of paper from a decorative bourbon barrel.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman made the draw Tuesday at his Frankfort office, pulling slips of paper from a decorative bourbon barrel.

Kentucky law requires the Attorney General to randomly select 12 counties for additional review after every primary and general election.

In May, 863,999 Kentuckians went to the polls - over a quarter of the state's registered voters.

"While those ballots are being cast, our office, the Office of the Attorney General, stood ready to protect the integrity of that right," said Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman.

State law requires the Attorney General to randomly select 12 counties for additional review after every primary and general election.

Coleman made the draw Tuesday at his Frankfort office, pulling slips of paper from a decorative bourbon barrel.

The 12 counties selected are Rowan, Oldham, Franklin, Daviess, Laurel, Adair, Scott, Union, Fulton, Carroll, Floyd, and Pike.

"Our detectives will travel to each of those counties, will have conversations with county clerks, elections officials, voters. Our detectives will review records to ensure there were no issues."

After the review, the Special Prosecutions Division will present findings to a grand jury in each county.

The Election Integrity Command Center received 600 calls this year. Coleman says most have been resolved, but the Department of Criminal Investigations currently has two open matters from the May 26th primary. He declined to give further details.