Kentucky election officials say viral claim has not been reported and “currently only exists in the vacuum of social media.”
An image of a ballot with a tiny dot in the box to vote for Kamala Harris went viral on social media.
“Kentucky Voters are noticing small dots in the Kamala Harris boxes, which could possibly make your vote inadmissible,” one post says. “If you see this ask for another ballot.”
THE QUESTION
Would the small dot shown in the viral photo make Kentucky’s ballot inadmissible?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, the small dot shown in the viral photo wouldn’t make Kentucky’s ballot inadmissible.
WHAT WE FOUND
The ballot in the viral post appears to be a real Kentucky ballot. However, Kentucky election officials have said they’ve received no complaints about dots on ballots, and state law ensures that any ballots with a stray dot will be counted correctly anyway.
Neither the Kentucky State Board of Elections nor the state’s Attorney General’s …