Dec 5 Local News Outgoing Secretary of State Named Parks Commissioner Outgoing Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker will become the commissioner of the parks department when she leaves office later this month. Walker was appointed as the commonwealth’s chief election officer by Governor Steve Beshear in January 2011 to replace Trey Grayson, who took a post at Harvard University before the end of his term. […] By WFPL News Dec 5 Local News Outgoing Secretary of State Named Parks Commissioner WFPL News
Oct 24 Local News Secretary of State Predicts Low Voter Turnout By Stu Johnson, Kentucky Public Radio Just over a fourth of Kentucky’s registered voters are expected to cast ballots in next month’s election. Secretary of State Elaine Walker predicts between 25 to 28 percent of eligible voters will show up for the general election in November. While the statewide campaigns on the ballot are in […] By WFPL News Oct 24 Local News Secretary of State Predicts Low Voter Turnout WFPL News
Oct 12 Local News Rubbertown Company Fined for Pollution Violations, Secretary of State Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Ken Fleming Calls for Term Limits, $37 Million Retirement Pay for Gannett CEO Criticized: Afternoon Review An aluminum company in Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood has agreed to a settlement with Metro Government in response to several alleged record-keeping and pollution violations. The proposed agreement fines Eckart America $668,250, and sets up a plan to help the company come into compliance with its permit. Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker announced she was […] By Laura Ellis Oct 12 Local News Rubbertown Company Fined for Pollution Violations, Secretary of State Announces Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Ken Fleming Calls for Term Limits, $37 Million Retirement Pay for Gannett CEO Criticized: Afternoon Review Laura Ellis
Oct 12 Local News Kentucky Secretary of State Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker announced Thursday she was diagnosed with breast cancer and is telling the public to help raise awareness that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Walker was diagnosed during a routine mammogram last week, where she learned after follow-up tests that the tumor was cancerous. Walker is among 3,000 women […] By WFPL News Oct 12 Local News Kentucky Secretary of State Diagnosed With Breast Cancer WFPL News
Jul 14 Local News Johnson Files Ethics Complaint Over Homeless Voters After denouncing the State Board of Elections for telling county clerks to approve voter registration cards that have “homeless” listed under the address, Republican Secretary of State candidate Bill Johnson has filed an ethics complaint Thursday against the panel and Secretary of State Elaine Walker. Last week, the Todd County businessman called on Walker to […] By WFPL News Jul 14 Local News Johnson Files Ethics Complaint Over Homeless Voters WFPL News
May 17 Local News Beshear Records Robocall Supporting Walker In today’s closely watched Democratic primary election for secretary of state, Governor Steve Beshear called voters on behalf of incumbent Elaine Walker, who faces Lexington attorney Alison Lundergan Grimes. Beshear appointed the former mayor of Bowling Green to fill the remainder of former Secretary of State Trey Grayson’s term in January, but had kept Walker […] By WFPL News May 17 Local News Beshear Records Robocall Supporting Walker WFPL News
May 17 Local News Polls Open, Near Record Low Turnout Expected Kentucky elections officials are predicting the second-lowest voter turnout for a primary in more than 10 years. Secretary of State Elaine Walker predicts 10% of voters will go to the polls today. The most notable race in the primary is the Republican race for governor. State Senate President David Williams has led in polls. He’s […] By Todd Mundt May 17 Local News Polls Open, Near Record Low Turnout Expected Todd Mundt
May 12 Local News In Depth: A Look at The Democratic Secretary of State Candidates By Brenna Angel, Kentucky Public Radio The race for Kentucky Secretary of State features four candidates—two Republicans and two Democrats—who want the job of overseeing the commonwealth’s elections and business filings. Kentucky Public Radio’s Brenna Angel takes a look at the two Democratic hopefuls, Elaine Walker of Bowling Green and Alison Lundergan Grimes of Lexington. […] By WFPL News May 12 Local News In Depth: A Look at The Democratic Secretary of State Candidates WFPL News
May 12 Local News Walker Launches TV Ads After giving her campaign a personal loan, Kentucky Secretary of State Elaine Walker was able to launch a television advertisement in her Democratic primary contest against challenger Allison Lundergran Grimes. This is a bit of a surprise considering Walker initially said she wasn’t going to go beyond direct mailers and robocalls, but the former mayor […] By WFPL News May 12 Local News Walker Launches TV Ads WFPL News
May 11 Local News Conway, Mongiardo to Co-Chair Grimes Campaign With less than a week until the primary election, Democratic secretary of state candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes has announced that Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo will serve as statewide co-chairs of her campaign. Grimes is seeking the party’s nomination in a closely watched race against incumbent Secretary of State Elaine […] By WFPL News May 11 Local News Conway, Mongiardo to Co-Chair Grimes Campaign WFPL News
Apr 21 Local News Conway Endorses Grimes for Secretary of State Furthering a Democratic Party divide, Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has endorsed Lexington attorney Alison Lundergan Grimes in the primary contest for Secretary of State. Grimes is running against incumbent Elaine Walker, who was appointed by Governor Steve Beshear earlier this year to serve the final 11 months of former Secretary of State Trey Grayson’s […] By WFPL News Apr 21 Local News Conway Endorses Grimes for Secretary of State WFPL News
Apr 17 Politics Deadline to Register to Vote in May Primary is Tomorrow Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Kentucky’s May 17th primary. Minors who will be 18 before the November 8th general election are eligible and entitled to register to vote in the primary. “The reason is because if you were old enough to vote in the general election then you clearly will be […] By Tony McVeigh Apr 17 Politics Deadline to Register to Vote in May Primary is Tomorrow Tony McVeigh