KY Early Voting Rules & Elsewhere

Min. Angela Lee Price

Early voting is up significantly in many states. Have you vote already or do you plan to vote early this election?

Early Voting Rules

Early voting takes place in person before election day at specified polling places and (in some states) satellite locations. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia offer "no excuse" early voting - voters in these states do not need to provide a reason for voting before election day. A handful of states offer early voting only to voters who have a valid excuse for being unable to vote in person on election day.

Early voting is sometimes called early in-person voting, in-person absentee voting, one-stop voting or advance voting.

Here are Kentucky's Early Voting Rules:

Yes! You may vote early in person using a voting machine by absentee ballot;

You must submit application for absentee ballot at least 7 days before the election.  You have until 6:00 PM on election day to submit your ballot either in person or by mail if:

• You will be out of the county on election day;
• You are Military, their Dependents, or an Overseas Citizen;
• You are Military personnel confined to base and learn of your confinement within seven days or less of an election;
• You are a Student who resides outside the county or a resident who temporarily resides outside of the state, and will not be in the county on Election Day;
• 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 your third trimester.

OR you are one of the following:

• Precinct election officer appointed to serve in precinct other than his own
• Alternate precinct officer
• County Board of Elections’ members
• County Board of Elections’ staff
• Deputy county clerk
• State Board of Elections’ staff

Early voting starts 12 (or more) working days before the election and ends on election day.
Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.
(Source: http://elect.ky.gov/voterinfo/Pages/absenteevoterinformation.aspx)
Check Your State's Early Voting Rules.