VOTE
VOTINGNovember 3 General Election Plan Highlights
Absentee ballot by mail
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Kentuckians concerned with contracting or spreading COVID-19 can request a ballot by mail.
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An online portal will launch within the week to allow Kentuckians to request a ballot by mail. Ballots can be requested through the portal through Oct. 9, and through traditional means after.
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Mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, and received by Nov. 6.
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Drop boxes will be available for Kentuckians to return their mail ballots if they are concerned about postal delays. County clerks will determine these locations.
Early voting
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Beginning Oct. 13, three weeks before the election, every work day between Oct. 13 and Election Day, and every Saturday for at least four hours, every county clerk will provide a location for safe in-person voting.
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Early voting is not absentee voting – anyone can vote early for any reason.
Election Day voting
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County election officials will decide election sites on Election Day. The State Board of Elections, Secretary of State and Governor will approve each plan.
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Every county will have at least one voting super-center, where everyone from the county can go to vote, regardless of his or her precinct.
Voter identification
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Kentuckians who were unable to get a driver’s licenses or photo ID due to the pandemic because their clerk’s office was closed, or because they were afraid of exposing themselves to COVID-19, can sign a document explaining this concern and cast their ballot.
Absentee ballot request deadline: --October 9, 2020
Early voting begins: --October 13, 2020
General Election Date: --November 3, 2020