Dr. Tracy Campbell,
University of Kentucky

 

"Election 'Irregularities' in Kentucky: A 20th Century Sampler on Stealing Votes"

Tracy Campbell has recently written an acclaimed biography of Ed Prichard, the noted Kentucky politico who allowed an ill-advised vote-buying prank to destroy a promising political career. Campbell will discuss the scope and scale of election fraud in various parts of Kentucky since 1900. In addition to a "sampler" of various elections (including the infamous 1948 election which landed Prichard in jail), he will also analyze the broader significance of election fraud in a democracy

 

Thursday, March 30, 2000

Kennamer Room, Powell Building

7:30 pm

 

Co-sponsors: EKU Department of History, EKU Department of Government

Financial Support for the Center Lecture Series provided by the James N.Gray Company