Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said, "If you know you cannot make it to the polls on Election Day, there are a number of options for Kentuckians to cast a ballot, including by mail or in person before Election Day."
To be qualified to vote by mail-in absentee ballot, a voter must be:
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Advanced in age, disabled, or ill
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Military personnel, their Dependents, or Overseas Citizens
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A student who temporarily resides outside the county
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Temporarily residing outside of Kentucky and who maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird"
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Incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime
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Prevented from voting in person at the polls on election day and from casting an in-person absentee ballot in the county clerk's office on all days in-person absentee voting is conducted because of his or her employment location
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A participant in the Secretary of State's Address Confidentiality Program
Voters may request an absentee ballot
application from their county clerk in person or via telephone, fax,
or email. The deadline to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot with
the county clerk is May 14.
Completed absentee ballots must be
returned by mail and received by the county clerk by 6 p.m. local
time on Election Day.
Individuals who do not qualify to vote by mail-in absentee ballot may still be eligible to vote early in person prior to May 21, Primary Election Day. Voters should contact their county clerk for absentee voting hours. In-person absentee voting closes on May 20, the day before the Primary Election.
More information is available at GoVoteKY.com .
