Voting Matters

On the eve of early voting in the Commonwealth, Voting Matters talks with Ellen Mueller with the non-partisan civic education group Cats Vote Coalition at the University of Kentucky and in the second portion of the program we hear from Deborah Alexander. Deborah is a former State Department election attaché and longtime poll worker with international election observation experience. Currently she serves as a Fayette County Election Commissioner.

In this episode of Voting Matters, Liza and Alan talk with Alicia Hurle with Common Ground Kentucky, a non-partisan group behind the 'Our People Our Vote' initiative which is still seeking volunteers. Liza also details a number of upcoming voter education events across Lexington.

October 5th kicks off Voter Education Week in Kentucky. Liza and Alan welcome in Megan Gulla of CivicLex to talk about all the ways you can prepare to cast your ballot. This month there will be numerous community and city-wide events where you can get to know some of the candidates as well.

Voting Matters, the podcast collaboration between the Lexington Chapter of the League of Women Voters and WUKY, is back with this conversation with Gilda Walters and Susan Lamb. The Fayette County Clerk's office is busy preparing for the November general election and they're looking to recruit poll workers. They also take the opportunity to 'bust some myths' surrounding ballot security.

Voting Matters is back from hiatus with this fresh conversation with Melissa Coulston of Kentucky Refugee Ministries. She talks about the mission of the nonprofit and recaps their 12th annual Kentucky Refugee and Immigrant Inclusion Summit, which this year included a mock election conducted by the Fayette County Clerk's office.