Les Fugate, Director of Communications    
Office of the Secretary of State   
(502) 564-3490    
les.fugate@ky.gov

The special election to fill the unexpired term of former 6^th district Congressman Ernie Fletcher will be held Tuesday, February 17, 2004.  Congressman Fletcher resigned his office effective on the close of business on December 8, 2003, shortly before being sworn in as Kentucky’s Governor.

There will be three candidates on the ballot:

A. B. “Ben” Chandler, III (the Democratic Party) of Versailles, Kentucky

Mark Gailey (the political group/organization Libertarian Party) of Berea, Kentucky

Alice Forgy Kerr (the Republican Party) of Lexington, Kentucky

“The polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for this special election,” stated Trey Grayson, Secretary of State and chief election officer of Kentucky.  “It is extremely important that everyone participate in the democratic process, and I urge all voters in the sixth congressional district to get out and vote on the seventeenth.”

For a complete list of precinct sites in your area, please contact your local county clerk. A complete listing of county clerk contact information and other pertinent information is located on the Kentucky State Board of Election’s website at www.kyelect.com.