Early voting begins Thursday for a special election to fill Kentucky’s 37th Senate District seat, with three candidates vying to replace former Sen. David Yates.

A special election planned for Dec. 16 was announced in October after David Yates was chosen to act as interim Jefferson County Clerk.

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The seat was left vacant when Jefferson County Clerk David Yates took over as Jefferson County clerk following the death of longtime clerk Bobbie Holsclaw.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that voter registration continued to grow in November, despite no state elections scheduled in the off-year.

State Rep. Michael Lee Meredith has filed paperwork for re-election to continue serving the people of Kentucky’s 19th District, representing Edmonson County and part of Warren County. Meredith submitted his filing papers in person at the Secretary of State’s office,

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - State Representative Michael Meredith filed paperwork yesterday for re-election.