How many races on your ballot actually have a choice?
Quick quiz: how many races on Pendleton County's November ballot actually have more than one candidate?
Fewer than you'd guess. Most county offices have a single name printed. One of those single-name races has a certified write-in candidate. And the statewide question at the bottom of the ballot is long enough that most people will meet it for the first time in the booth.
So I built something. Ace the Midterms is a free, non-partisan guide to the November 3 ballot, made for Pendleton County first and useful anywhere in Kentucky. It won't tell you how to vote. It will make sure you can read what you're voting on.
Start at the hub → Key dates, which school you vote at, every race on the ballot as readable text, and the official tools to check it all yourself.
Five short reads
- Who Does What: The Offices on Your Ballot The Judge/Executive isn't a judge, the sheriff collects your taxes, and the Jailer serves a county with no jail.
- One Name, One Box: Reading an Uncontested Ballot What it means when most races are decided before November, and where the choosing actually happens.
- How a Write-In Vote Counts in Kentucky Three things have to line up for a written name to count, and one mistake voids it.
- Amendment 1: The Pardon Question What a Yes or a No would change about a governor's pardon power, and the case on each side.
- A Ballot You Can't Read Kentucky's official sample ballots are pictures of text, which screen readers can't read. What I found, and what I've asked the state to do about it.
Mark your calendar
- Monday, October 5: last day to register to vote
- Tuesday, October 20: last day to request a mail-in ballot
- Thursday, October 29 to Saturday, October 31: early voting, no excuse needed
- Tuesday, November 3: Election Day, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
If you know someone who isn't registered yet, the first date is a week away. Forwarding this email is a fine way to tell them.
See you at the polls,
-KP-