In an election, every minute counts.

So over the last 24 hours before Election Day, campaigns throughout South Central Kentucky have stepped up efforts to get you., the voter, to cast your vote for them when the polls open on Tuesday.

So as the last day before the election comes to a close, the real work has just begun.

"These hours could make the difference. That extra phone call, that extra door knock, giving that extra person a ride to the polls can make the difference in a close election," says Tres Watson of the Warren County Republican party.

With the sun setting on the 2008 elections both the Republican and Democratic headquarters have been kicking into high gear.

"We're doing canvassing, doing more phone calls as you see all these people doing. We're basically trying to get the message out that there's an election coming up," notes Mike McKinley.

One place that has been doing its share to sign up voters to go to the polls is the Bowling Green Retirement Home, which will provide rides for its residents.

"We've already had quite a few of them to sign up and want to get on the first bus load full," says the center's director, Vickie Jannett.

For Bowling Green Mayoral candidates Brian Strow and Elaine Walker, the goal remains the same... campaign until the last second.

"We're running all the way through the end. I want to make sure we leave no stone unturned and try to make sure the message gets out to voters," Strow says.

Strow had several volunteers canvassing neighborhoods on Election Eve... while Walker spent her night making calls to constituents and looking forward to campaigning on the streets of Bowling Green on Tuesday.

"Tomorrow its kind of exciting to just stand on the street corners with signs and encourage people to get out there and vote," says Walker.

These candidates know they are in the home stretch, but they don't want the clock to strike midnight on them.

Both the Democratic and Republican headquarters here in Bowling Green will open up early in the morning to help voters get to the poll or get some last-minute information before voting.