Richard Perez

Massie can still request a recount. He has until May 29 to file. Under KRS 120.095, any candidate voted for in a Kentucky primary may petition the circuit court for a recount within ten days of the election. There is no vote-percentage threshold and no closeness requirement. The candidate posts bond, the State Board of Elections is named defendant, and the ballots and voting equipment are transferred into court custody for retabulation. The 50% threshold some are citing applies to election contests under KRS 120.055, a separate proceeding. A recount is not a contest. I have filed supplemental Open Records Act requests targeting the absentee ballot universe in the May 19 contest between Ed Gallrein and Thomas Massie. The most expensive House primary in U.S. history, funded by Paul Singer, Miriam Adelson, and John Paulson through MAGA Kentucky (FEC C00908723), deserves a tabulation the public can verify. Especially amidst ballot discrepancies. Massie has the standing. The window closes May 29.

Hat trick in the air for Marcus Stracke, this time on an RPO to Jonathan Cesar