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To locate the exact time and location of early voting in your county, please visit GoVote.ky.gov.

All registered Kentucky voters who have not requested a mail-in absentee ballot can vote early without an excuse. State law calls this a “no-excuse in-person absentee ballot.”

When: The Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before Election Day. At least eight hours between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. each day, with the county board of elections choosing the exact times.

Where: Your county clerk's office or a place chosen by your county
board of elections.

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Extra-Early Excused in-person absentee:

Who: Registered Kentucky voters can vote extra early if they have one of the excuses listed here and cannot vote early or on Election Day.

When: The six business days before early voting times during normal business hours.

Where: Your county clerk's office or a place chosen by your county board of elections. Contact your county board of elections for more location details.

Registered Kentucky voters can vote extra early if they have one of the excuses below and cannot vote early or on Election Day:

  • Is a resident of Kentucky who will be absent from the county of their residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Has surgery, or whose spouse has surgery, scheduled that will require hospitalization on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Temporarily lives outside the state, but is still eligible to vote in Kentucky and will be absent from the county of their residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Is a resident of Kentucky who is a uniformed-service voter confined to a military base on Election Day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Is in the last trimester of pregnancy and the voter completes the form that is prescribed by the State Board of Elections which contains a sworn statement that the voter is in their last trimester of pregnancy at the time they wish to vote
  • Has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and, due to age, disability, or illness, is not able to appear at the polls on Election Day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Is a student who temporarily lives outside the county of their residence and will be absent from the county on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Any person employed in an occupation that is scheduled to work during all days and all hours, which shall include commute time, the polls are open on Election Day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting
  • Any election officer tasked with election administration for the current election cycle.

Find polling locations and times here: https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Polling-Locations.aspx or contact your county clerk for additional information about voting locations and times.

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