Beshear/Coleman Response to Bizarre & Baseless "Citizens for Election Integrity" Press Conference
Beshear/Coleman Spokesperson Sam Newton: “Last week, hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians made their voices heard at the ballot box and Andy Beshear received the most votes. Governor-Elect Beshear is focused on building his transition so he can immediately begin serving the people of Kentucky on day one of his term. Following reports of a social media disinformation campaign, today’s bizarre and baseless attempt by a Bevin campaign supporter and government appointee to discredit the voices of Kentuckians will not succeed in changing the result of the election.
"It is clear this group’s goal is not to actually show that Matt Bevin got more votes than Andy Beshear; they are grasping at straws to try to undermine confidence in election results with which they disagree."
Additional Background:
In Anderson County, "Denny, a Republican, said his office has been frustrated by baseless conspiracy theories about why their vote totals are slightly different on the Associated Press tally and the state website, but expects their totals from Friday to match what they find after the recanvass,” according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Nore Ghibaudy, spokesperson for the Jefferson County Clerk's Office and Board of Elections told the Louisville Courier-Journal that Matt Bevin’s claims are “the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.”
The Louisville Courier-Journal reported: “As the final votes trickled in during last week's Kentucky gubernatorial election, a network of automated Twitter accounts suddenly sprang into action. They spread misinformation about the election being rigged, according to the CEO of a company that tracks political misinformation on social media.”
As has beenreported, a recanvassing has never changed the result of a Kentucky election.