Kentucky voters head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in a primary election that includes races for president, Congress and the state legislature. The polls are open from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Any voter in line by 6:00 P.M. will be allowed to cast a ballot. Employers are required by law to allow employees who are eligible to vote to be absent from work for at least four hours in order to vote. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes has projected that just 10 percent to 12 percent of voters will show up at the polls. That would be the lowest turnout of any presidential primary in Kentucky in at least 30 years and the second or third worst percentage in any primary over that period. The presidential races have largely been decided with President Barack Obama wrapping up the Democratic nomination early and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney expected to claim the GOP nomination next Tuesday in Texas.
