Elections

The committee will continue work on the report at its next meeting in March.

The committee that Mayor Wendell Lynch appointed last April is charged with studying the potential impact of switching to nonpartisan elections for city offices.

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Along with the mayor's race, there are 24 hopefuls vying for Hopkinsville City Council.

Republicans outnumber Democrats by roughly 2 to 1 in county races.

In the latest round of redistricting, the results - so far - have furthered the anti-democratic trend where elected leaders choose their voters, undermining the very principles of representative government.

The most notable feature of that bill, would extend Hopkinsville's 1st Congressional district from the westernmost tip of Kentucky all the way to Frankfort in central Kentucky.

In February, the Nonpartisan Elections Citizens Committee will begin preparing a report to city council on its findings about a possible switch from partisan to nonpartisan city races.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said the major election changes made during the pandemic need to have time to work before substantive changes are made.

An Associated Press review of potential voter fraud in six battleground states took months and encompassed more than 300 local election offices. It found that there was an insufficient number of cases to affect the election.

Lawmakers approved the measure because of how late they are tackling the once-per-decade redistricting process for seats in the legislature.

The affected lawmakers include Rep. Lynn Bechler, who represents a portion of Christian County.