What to Bring to the Polls
One photo ID is all you need to vote in Kentucky. But the backup plan changed this year, and some guides haven't caught up. Here's what counts, what doesn't, and what to do if you're stuck.
KP Williams
Independent Professor of Possibility. Ph.D., post-institutional, and back home in Pendleton County. Writing on play, tempo, and civic life, one recess at a time.
How many races on your ballot actually have a choice?
A free, non-partisan guide to Pendleton County's November 3 ballot. Register by October 5.
Who Does What: The Offices on Your Ballot
The Judge/Executive isn't a judge, and the sheriff collects your taxes. A plain guide to what each office on Pendleton County's ballot actually does.
One Name, One Box: Reading an Uncontested Ballot
Most of Pendleton County's races have one name on the ballot. What that means, what your options are, and where the choosing actually happens.
A Ballot You Can't Read
Kentucky's sample ballots were pictures of text that screen readers couldn't read. One letter to the State Board of Elections, and two days later, they read aloud. What changed, and how to check your county's.
Amendment 1: The Pardon Question
Should a governor's pardon power pause around each election for governor? What a Yes or a No would change, and the case on each side.
How a Write-In Vote Counts in Kentucky
Kentucky's write-in line is a real choice, but only if three things line up. What makes a write-in vote count, and the one mistake that voids it.
Literacy for People, the Planet, and the Minutes
The most-quoted literacy statistic in America was withdrawn by its own publisher. It's still on posters today. What that means for a county that lost its paper.
It's Always in Motion
A year back in the Bluegrass, what I've been doing instead of a career, and where Creative Recess goes next.
Merits and Myths of Rock Bottom
The myth that you have to hit rock bottom before you can change kills people — in recovery, in careers, in democracies. As Congress abdicates war powers and 65% of Americans report exhaustion, we're living the political version of this mythology.