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Election Day is tomorrow

Tomorrow will be Election Day in Russell County. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and voters in any precinct can cast their ballot at one of three locations in the county. […]

County to have 3 polling locations on Election Day

Russell County, with 14,422 registered voters as of mid-March, will have just three polling locations on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, May 17, including the South Kentucky RECC Community Room, the LEVEE Building by Jamestown Christian […]

About 5 weeks remaining until Primary Election

About five weeks remain until the May Primary Election in Russell County. Election Day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 with polls open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Three polling places will be open […]

Beshear signs Branscum’s election bill

House Bill 564, the election bill sponsored by Rep. Josh Branscum, was signed into law by Governor Andy Beshear on Thursday. House Bill 564 extends the hours of no-excuse, in-person early voting days and allows […]

New Kentucky election law signed by governor

A bill signed by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear makes changes to Kentucky’s election laws. A few of the notable changes are listed below. Permanent creation of voting supercenters. These are voting locations in a county […]

Today is Election Day; WJRS Election Coverage tonight

While voting in the November general election has been ongoing for several weeks, today is Election Day in Russell County and across Kentucky and the United States. Any registered voter that hasn’t voted already, either […]

Sample ballot for November General Election

The sample ballot for the November General Election in Russell County has been released from the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office. Below is the sample ballot. Simply click on the link below and the ballot […]