Claims extracted
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sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday.
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voters → elect → Tuesday
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied.
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votes → monitor → election
When do polls close?
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polls → close → ?
Polls close at 6 p.m. local time, which is 6 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. ET.
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which → close → p.m.
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, mayor of Lexington and mayor of Louisville, a statewide ballot measure, state Senate and state House.
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Press → provide → Louisville
How many people voted in the last midterm election?
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people → vote → election
About 1.4 million votes were cast in the 2022 race for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
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votes → cast → Kentucky
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
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much → cast → ballot
About 23% of all ballots cast in Kentucky’s 2022 race for U.S. Senate were cast early or by absentee ballot.
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% → cast → ballot
The latest advance vote totals for Kentucky can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker.
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totals → find → tracker
When are early and absentee votes released?
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votes → release → ?
Almost all counties in Kentucky are expected to report all results for absentee and early votes in the first vote report on election night.
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counties → expect → night
Most counties are expected to release results for in-person Election Day votes in the first report as well.
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counties → expect → report
How long does vote counting usually take?
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counting → take → ?
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 6:05 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, five minutes after the first polls closed.
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polls → report → Nov.
The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 8:15 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 9:30 p.m. ET.
When will the AP declare a winner?
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.
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candidate → reach → gap
If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory.
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AP → call → victory
In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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declared → do → winner
How do recounts work?
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recounts → work → ?
Kentucky requires an automatic recount in races for statewide office, U.S. House and state Legislature if the vote margin is 0.5% of the total votes cast for the office or less.
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margin → require → office
The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
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recount → declare → outcome
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