Kentucky voters who didn’t vote early or absentee headed to the polls Tuesday, with the state’s constitutional offices at the top of the ballot. Woodford County has four voting centers, including Falling Springs Arts and Recreation Center. 21-year-old Peyton Wilhoit and two friends got there around 10 a.m. and didn’t have to wait to vote.
“Walk straight in. Yeah.”
“Surprise you?”
“Um, honestly, yeah. The last time we were talking about it the last time it was all the way out past the horse statue. So being able to walk right in was pretty nice.”
Woodford County usually has one of the highest turnout rates in the state. The county’s Board of Elections moved to the voting center model last year, and 22-year-old Catherine Cadwallader said she likes the new system.
“It gives like us a chance to vote together to vote with people that you want to vote with, even if they don't live in the same area of Versailles that you do. So I actually think that it works out really well. We all woke up this morning. We're like, ‘Let's go vote together.’”
Cadwallader said she thinks more people her age should take time to learn the issues and make voting a habit they’ll keep all their lives.
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