turnout big

adams is pleased so is blevins

Results to come down, because of the amount of absentee ballots cast this election.

Voters were encouraged to vote by mail-in ballot in this primary to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Fs vo bullets:no election 2020 absentee ballot count -statewide: ..

973,807 (absentee or early vote) ..

R ... and many did.

According to the secretary of state's office.... more than 973 thousand kentuckians either requested an absentee ballot or voted in person..

In fayette county--- more than 92- thousand ballots were requested..

According to the secretary of state..

This election is on track for record voter turnout..

### there were a lot of questions surrounding this years election process.

Abc 36's cody adams is in the capitol with more on this years process and how officials feel.

L3: election 2020 white surviving an unusual election l3: election 2020 white mike adams kentucky secretary of state l3: election 2020 white surviving an unusual election it's been a whirlwind of a week for candidates and state officials.

As they have been waiting on votes to become official since june 23rd.

Covid19 put a major wrench in this years primary election.

But that didn't stop voters from showing up!

A little more than a million people voted in this years election.

That's a little more than 29 percent voter turnout which is 9 percent more than 2016 despite the pandemic.

Well above the anticipated turnout.

Of course it was anything but normal.

A week later and now all the absentee ballots are counted and all votes are official.

Secretary of state michael adams says despite concerns from some and the uncertainty of the process he couldn't be happier with how things went.

Sb now state officials start looking to november.

As they plan for the general election.

In frankfort c1 3 process he couldn't be happier with how things went.

Sb now state officials start looking to november.

As they plan for the general election.

In frankfort cody adams abc 36.

In fayette county... ninety two thousand absentee ballots were requested.

County clerk don blevins says lexington voters did what was asked of them by staying home and voting.

L3: election 2020 white "unprecedented" election fayette county the last of the absentee ballots were counted this morning..

And they did it using new voting machines blevins says this was the first year fayette county used the machines.

He says he's amazed he and his staff were able to pull everything off.... given they only had six weeks to plan the election.

L3: election 2020 white don blevins fayette county clerk "this brings to a close quite the ordeal at least temporarily for myself and my office.

Everybody keeps using the word unprecedented and that seems like it falls short of what really has just happened.

Since march we've been under lockdown here at the office... i couldn't afford to open the doors to the public because if we had a two week quarantine period this election would have never been pulled off."

L3: election 2020 white "unprecedented" election fayette county blevins says although it went smoothly in this election... they can not use the same process in the november election.

He says there must be far more planning time.