Adding context to claims of voter suppression in Kentucky

(AP)
With the presidential election just four months away, concerns over voter suppression are growing, especially after last month’s chaotic primaries in Georgia and Wisconsin. Leading up to the Kentucky primary on Tuesday, public figures like film director Ava Duvernay and NBA superstar LeBron James posted on social media about how the county with the largest black population in the state had only one in-person polling location.
PolitiFact’s Louis Jacobson found that it was true that the number of polling locations significantly decreased. He also found that mail-in ballots and early voting significantly increased due to the coronavirus. In fact, if the requested ballots are returned at a robust rate, the county and the state could produce a record turnout.
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