State:
Kentucky

Capital:
Frankfort

Population:
~4,468,000

Admitted to the Union:
June 1, 1792

Nickname(s):
Bluegrass State

Capitol Building:
700 Capital Ave
Frankfort, KY 40601

Government Division for Elections:
State Board of Elections
140 Walnut Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Tel: 502-573-7100
Toll-free: 1-800-246-1399
Fax: 502-573-4369

Staff:
https://elect.ky.gov/About-Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Number of Electors:
8

Districts:

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State:
Kentucky

Capital:
Frankfort

Population:
~4,468,000

Admitted to the Union:
June 1, 1792

Nickname(s):
Bluegrass State

Capitol Building:
700 Capital Ave
Frankfort, KY 40601

Government Division for Elections:
State Board of Elections
140 Walnut Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

Tel: 502-573-7100
Toll-free: 1-800-246-1399
Fax: 502-573-4369

Staff:
https://elect.ky.gov/About-Us/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx

Number of Electors:
8

Districts:

The truth about Kentucky when voting in a general election for President of the United States:

Political parties and qualified political organizations may nominate, by a convention or primary held by the party or organization in accordance with its constitution and bylaws, as many electors of President and Vice President of the United States as this state is entitled to elect. The certificates of nomination for electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall be filed with the Secretary of State.

The electors of President and Vice President of the United States shall convene at the State Capitol, at 11:45 a.m. on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December next after their election, give their votes at or after 12 noon, and make return thereof according to law. If any elector fails to attend by 12 noon, on the day of the meeting, those in attendance shall fill his place by the election of another person, who shall have the same powers as if originally elected by the people.

This other vote known as the electoral vote takes place on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December in each of the fifty (50) states.  The time of day when the electors gather to conduct this vote may vary from state to state, but the electoral vote happens on the same day in every state, the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December.  Another interesting point to mention: this electoral vote is weeks after we the people have already cast a so-called vote.

What happens to these electoral votes?  Each state has a certain number of electoral votes associated with their state.  There are a total of five-hundred and thirty-eight (538) electoral votes to be exact, and only a total of two-hundred and seventy (270) of these electoral votes are required to determine the person who will become President of the United States.

Knowing the number of electors associated with each of the States, it is mathematically possible to have only eleven (11) states determine who will become the President of the United States.

The following eleven states add up to the two-hundred and seventy (270) electoral votes needed to determine who becomes President of the United States:

California (55 electoral votes)
Texas (38 electoral votes)
New York (29 electoral votes)
Florida (29 electoral votes)
Illinois (20 electoral votes)
Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes)
Ohio (18 electoral votes)
Georgia (16 electoral votes)
Michigan (16 electoral votes)
North Carolina (15 electoral votes)
New Jersey (14 electoral votes)

This next fact may disappoint those of you who reside and vote in Kentucky.

If these eleven (11) states end up having their electoral votes casted for the same candidate, the remaining thirty-nine (39) states would not matter at all.  So… that vote you casted in the general election in November as a citizen… what was the purpose of your vote?  The answer: NOTHING (when these eleven states have an electoral outcome as such) !!!

The time is NOW to understand that our country does not have a voting process in place whereby every citizen who wants to cast a vote is able to cast a vote and to then have his or her vote be accurately counted towards choosing the person who will become the next President of the United States.