School board pushback prompts Bullitt County to change early voting plan

BULLITT COUNTY, Ky. (WDRB) -- Pushback from the Bullitt County Board of Education and parents led to changes in polling locations for 2026 elections.

A back-and-forth battle between the school board and the county clerk started in November 2025. County Clerk Kevin Mooney wrote Bullitt County Public Schools a letter indicating he planned to use Zoneton Middle School, Mt. Washington Middle School and Mt. Washington Elementary School for early voting in May and November.

The schools were used during the 2024 presidential election.

"It was probably the best election cycle, the best election that we have put on in my 19 years at that time as clerk," Mooney said. "So the plan worked."

But BCPS Superintendent Jesse Bacon and the school board fought back.

"That completely disrupts our learning continuum for our students and our staff but it also causes parents issues with child care and having to find more coverage for their students on days that they wouldn't be in school," Bacon said.

The main reason for the pushback was the fact early voting for the Primary Election falls right in the middle of state and AP testing.

"We believe that there are other alternative options within our community that are available and possible for the clerk to utilize for early the early voting period," Bacon said.

After the pushback, the Bullitt County Board of Elections met Monday morning to discuss a new plan for early voting and decided to take the schools out of consideration.

"The model and the plan that was submitted right now in the state board of election's hands is a good plan, in that it would take care of voters and the voting process," Mooney said. "We ultimately are going to change it to something different."

Mooney said he's already looking at other options for early voting locations and will make a decision at some point this week.

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