Kentucky/Voting
- Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election.
- Non-U.S. citizens, including U.S. nationals do not qualify;
- Be at least 18 years old by the next General Election;
- Kentucky law allows qualified individuals to register at 17 years of age and be able to participate in a Primary Election if the individual will be 18 years old by the General Election;
- Not be a convicted felon (or, if convicted of a felony, my right to vote has been restored following an expungement, Executive Pardon, or Executive Order;
- Not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and have voting rights removed;
- Not claim the right to vote outside Kentucky;
WAYS TO REGISTER
Online: Visit govote.ky.gov. You may use a current Kentucky Driver's License to help you complete an application online.
Mail: Print & submit a completed Voter Registration Application to your County Clerk's Office.
In-person: Visit your County Clerk's Office to submit an application in person.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
Application deadlines are found here: Link to Homepage
VERIFY YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS
Registered Kentucky voters can check their registration status at any time using govote.ky.gov.
Eligible individuals who register to vote in Kentucky will receive a voter confirmation card from their County Clerk after applying and being added to the voter roll in his or her county. Receipt of this card notifies you that you are a registered voter in Kentucky and your polling place. Should you wish to follow up on your voter registration application, contact your County Clerk's Office.
UPDATE YOUR REGISTRATION
You must update your registration if you changed your name, residence or mailing address. You can update your registration online or by completing a Voter Registration Application and submitting it to your County Clerk's Office.
"Proof of identification" means a document that was issued by:
(a) The United States or the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the document contains:
1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(b) The United States Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the Kentucky National Guard, and the document contains:
1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;
(c) A public or private college, university, or postgraduate technical or professional school located within the United States, and the document contains:
1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued; or,
(d) Any city government, county government, urban-county government, charter county government, consolidated local government, or unified local government, which is located within this state, and the document contains:
1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;
2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued.
Mail-In Absentee Voting
Voters are eligible to receive an absentee ballot mailed to the residential address in the county in which they are registered if their completed application is received fourteen (14) days before an election and if the voter is:
- Prevented from voting in person at the polls on election day and from casting an excused or no-excuse in-person absentee ballot on all days in-person absentee voting is conducted because he or she will be absent from the county of his or her residence all hours and all days excused or no-excuse in-person absentee voting is conducted;
- A participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality protection program as authorized by KRS 14.312; or
- Not able to appear at the polls on election day or the days excused or no-excuse in-person absentee voting is conducted on the account of age, disability, or illness, and who has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction.