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Voters fill out their ballots on Election Day Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at The Carver Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer

PHOTOS: Voters fill the polls on Election Day 2024

Abbey Cutrer, Editor-in-Chief November 5, 2024

Voters fill the polls to cast their ballots in a historic presidential race on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Alisha Chaffin, 54, cheers during the rally To Get Out the Vote on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Burl Brew in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Sydney Yonker | Staff

Fayette County Democrats hosts ‘Rally to Get out the Vote’

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter November 1, 2024

With the 2024 election less than a week away, the Fayette County Democrats held a “Rally to Get out the Vote” event at the Burl Brew with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt Gov. Jacqueline Coleman...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.

COLUMN: Donald Trump: The choice is simple

Hailey Martin, Writer October 22, 2024

Donald Trump is arguably the most controversial political figure in modern American history. Whether your personal politics lean to the right, to the left or you find yourself somewhere in the middle,...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.

EDITORIAL: Your vote matters

Kentucky Kernel Editorial Board October 22, 2024

Each presidential election offers American citizens the unique opportunity to fulfill a sacred civic duty. By casting ballots in this election, voters will make their voices heard and determine which leader...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli.

COLUMN: From chaos to hope: Why we must vote Harris and Walz this November

Conner Brumley, Writer October 22, 2024

Chaos. Our generation has grown up in the context of a world in chaos, uncertainty and division. We've watched as hate and anger have spread like wildfire, dividing communities that once stood together.  We...

A voter fills out their ballot at a polling booth on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Elkhorn Crossing School in Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Lantern

Everything you need to know to about how to vote in Lexington

Isabella Sepahban, Staff Reporter October 22, 2024

What should I bring? Kentucky requires a form of photo ID to vote. This includes IDs like your driver’s license, military ID, college ID or Kentucky government ID.  If you don’t have a photo...

A voter fills out their ballot at a polling booth on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Elkhorn Crossing School in Georgetown, Kentucky. Photo by Abbey Cutrer | Kentucky Lantern

How to Register to Vote: A Guide for New Voters

Zaida Bell-Frantz, Reporter October 1, 2024

Voter registration deadlines quickly approach, here’s how to register. When it comes to registering to vote there are a few options. Many states have online registration, alongside the option to register...

Illustration by Akhila Nadimpalli

COLUMN: Students can, and should, register to vote with their campus address

Ethan Wallace, Reporter October 9, 2023

Kentucky is anxiously awaiting next month’s election. Then there will be one the year after, and another, and another, ad nauseam. If you are a student, particularly one from out of state, you may...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Tates Creek Public Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo.

Amendment 2 debate shows need for transparency in government

Jennifer Sadler, Reporter December 26, 2022

Though election season is now over (for most), I’m sure many of us are left frustrated, confused and unfulfilled by the results. For those who participated in the 2022 midterm elections for Kentucky,...

"I Voted" stickers are laid out for voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at a polling place in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Staff

Building an appetite for advocacy: How I went from ignorant to energized when it comes to politics

Olivia Walton, Reporter December 16, 2022

Forty-two percent of 18-to-29-year-old Americans believe their vote “doesn’t make a difference,” according to the Spring 2022 Harvard Youth Poll. My mother always told me to never trust a statistic. As...

A "Vote Here" sign outside of the Maxwell Elementary Voting location. Voters came out early in the morning to vote in the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Maxwell Elementary Voting location in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff file photo

First time voting, kind of nervous

La’Miya Starnes, Reporter December 8, 2022

Diamond Harrell, a sophomore and nursing major at the University of Kentucky, was a first-time voter in the 2022 Midterm Election.  “My mom and dad were always very active during election time. Usually...

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Leestown campus of BCTC in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Does my vote really matter?

Gracie Moore, Reporter November 7, 2022

If you think your vote doesn’t matter, then others probably think the same. If thousands of college students who think that way voted, they would have the power to flip an election. In 2020, the age...

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