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Polling Places Offer Long Hours for Voting

An empty polling station at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.
Charles Compton
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WEKU News
An empty polling station at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.

Voters have a 12-hour window in which to cast their ballot in Kentucky and Tennessee Tuesday. Polling places open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Kentucky, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Tennessee. Illinois polls are open an extra hour, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Over two and a half million registered voters from the three states have already cast their ballot through early and absentee voting. WKMS will have live election coverage starting at 7 p.m., and returns online.