Kentucky Absentee Ballots

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Kentucky absentee ballot deadlines

You may vote by absentee ballot by mail in Kentucky if:

you are advanced in age, disabled, or ill
you are a military personnel or their dependent, or an overseas citizen
you are a student who temporarily resides outside the county
you are a voter who temporarily resides outside of Kentucky and who maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird"
you are incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime
you are employed outside of the county all hours the polling place is open
you are a program participant in the Department of State's Address Confidentiality Program

You can vote by absentee ballot in person in Kentucky if:

you will be out of the county on election day
you are advanced in age, disabled, or ill
you are a military personnel, their dependent, or an overseas citizen
you are a military personnel confined to base and learn of your confinement within seven days or less of an election
you are a student or resident who temporarily resides outside of the county
you are a voter or the spouse of a voter who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on Election Day
you are a pregnant woman in third trimester
you are a precinct election officer appointed to serve in precinct other than his own, an alternate precinct election officer, County Board of Elections’ members or staff, Deputy county clerk, or State Board of Elections’ staff

Use our Absentee Ballot Tool to prepare your application if your state allows.
Sign and date the form. This is very important!
Return your completed application to your Local Election Office as soon as possible. We'll provide the mailing address or contact information for you.
All Local Election Offices will accept mailed or hand-delivered forms. If it's close to the deadline, call and see if your Local Election Office will let you fax or email the application.
Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time so that it is counted.
Please contact your Local Election Office if you have any further questions about the exact process.

You can track your ballot directly with your state.

Once you receive the ballot, carefully read and follow the instructions.
Sign and date where indicated.
Mail your voted ballot back to the address indicated on the return envelope.
Double-check the deadlines and be sure to cast your voted ballot on time to be sure it is counted.