Kentucky Voters Were Mad They Couldn’t Vote for NYC Mayor

Kentucky had an impressively high voter turnout this week… especially considering there were no elections happening.

They didn’t have the day wrong… More like the year.

Social media in Kentucky was blowing up with people posting photos of locked doors and dark polling places… confused and upset that they couldn’t vote. Things got so out of hand that Kentucky’s Secretary of State, Michael Adams, had to step in and clarify the obvious: “We’re getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today.”

Adams added that Kentucky votes next year, and gently reminded everyone that no, you cannot vote in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the governor of Virginia.

Apparently, some folks saw election hype from other states and assumed voting was a nationwide thing… like a sale at Target. A few posts even hinted that people thought they’d missed their chance to cast a ballot in random out-of-state races, which is, let’s call it an “educational opportunity.”

On the bright side, it’s nice to see people eager to participate in democracy. The spirit was there, even if the calendar wasn’t.

As one person joked online, “If we had an election this year, there’d be signs absolutely EVERYWHERE. Get it together, folks.”

So here’s your friendly reminder: check your state’s election schedule before you go banging on the door of your local polling place. Democracy works best when it’s open… and when you show up on the right day.