Absentee Ballot

Mail-in Absentee Voting


Voters unable to get to the polls on Election Day are eligible to vote by paper absentee ballot. You must meet one of the following requirements:

  • Due to advanced age, disability, illness or medical emergency
  • You are a member of the Armed forces
  • You are a dependent of a member of the Armed forces
  • You are a student attending school outside the county of your voter registration
  • You temporarily reside outside the state but are still eligible to vote in Kentucky
  • You are incarcerated in jail and have been charged but not convicted of a crime

You may request an application for paper ballot in person, by mail, by phone or by fax or  govoteky.com

The deadline to request a mail-in absentee ballot is 14 days prior to election day. 

Walk-in Absentee Voting


Walk-in absentee voting will take place in the County Clerk’s office for the 6 days prior to the start of Early Voting.