Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General's Election Fraud Hotline Report

Press Release Date:  Tuesday, May 22, 2012  
Contact Information:  Shelley Catharine Johnson
Deputy Communications Director
502-696-5659 (office)
 


The Attorney General's Election Fraud Hotline, 800-328-VOTE (800-328-8683), is open throughout the year during normal business hours and from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. (EST) during today's Primary Election. The hotline received the following calls during today's election.

Calls County Reason
1 Barren

Call generated 2 complaints: 1 Electioneering Within 300' of Polls, and 1 Exit Polling

1 Breathitt Election Official
1 Carter General Election Fraud / Other
2 Fayette Procedural Questions
1 Grant Election Official
1 Jackson Procedural Question
10 Jefferson 3 Electioneering Within 300' of Polls, 4 Procedural Questions, 1 Distrupting Polls, 1 Voting Machine, and 1 Election Official
1 Jessamine Election Official
1 Johnson Procedural Question
5 Magoffin 2 Vote Buying / Selling (Bribery), 1 Procedural Question, 1 Electioneering Within 300' of Polls, and 1 Request for Assistance / Monitoring
1 McCracken Procedural Question
1 Powell Procedural Question
1 Rowan Voting Machine
1 Wayne General Election Fraud / Other
3 unknown 1 Procedural Question, 1Voter Identification, and 1 Voting Machine

Total Calls: 31 calls generating 32 complaints/inquiries.

This is the final hotline update for the 2012 Primary Election. The Office of the Attorney General, by law, cannot provide details regarding specific complaints or possible pending investigations.