Residents across the Tri-State are lining up to vote ahead of the 2024 General Election .
Ohio voters were able to start casting ballots as early as Oct. 8 , but the Commonwealth of Kentucky has yet to begin its no-excuse, in-person early voting period.
The Campbell County Clerk told WCPO that approximately 2,800 residents have ordered absentee ballots and just under 650 voters had already submitted a ballot during the excused in-person voting period, which began Wednesday, Oct. 23. Possible reasons to be eligible for excused early voting include medical reasons, travel or college studies.
“We plan on having heavier in-person early voting, we’ll probably have heavier excused early voting for the three days, and we’ll probably have heavier voting on Election Day,” Campbell County Clerk Jim Luersen said.
Although a large voter turnout is expected, Luersen said his team is prepared to handle the long lines.
“We have a good group of poll workers who have now done this for, this will be their fifth or sixth election,” Luersen said.