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Are registered to vote by October 5th.

Have submitted an application for an absentee ballot by October 20th.

Have a specific reason for needing to vote by mail. Check out Kentucky’s eligibility requirements and see if any of them apply to you.

Click here for information about accessible voting for folks with disabilities.

Click here for information on your eligibility if you have a criminal conviction.

Active duty military, military family member, or living overseas? You have additional voting options! Visit FVAP.GOV for details specific to your situation.

Register to vote by October 5th, by 4pm if applying online.

Your request for an absentee ballot must be RECEIVED by 11:59pm on October 20th.

Ballots must be RECEIVED by 6pm on Election Day. So if you’re putting it in the mail, you should really do so by October 27th to be safe. Or you can take it to a drop off location. Ballots may also be dropped at your polling place on Election Day.

Exceptions for medical emergencies: if you or your spouse has a medical emergency after the absentee ballot request deadline, you can apply for Medical Emergency Absentee Voting. A close family member can apply for you, pick up and/or drop off your ballot if needed. The application must be notarized. Contact your County Clerk ASAP if you need to use this option — they’ll help you out.

This is important: USPS recently changed its policies and won’t always postmark mail the same day it’s picked up from a mailbox — or even the day after. To guarantee a same-day postmark, you’ll need to go to a post office and ask for a manual postmark. All the more reason to mail things early!

Place your completed ballot in the privacy envelope provided.

Sign the privacy envelope where indicated.

Put that little bundle in the return envelope provided.

Sign and date the return envelope where indicated.

Seal it all up!

No need to put a stamp on it — Kentucky covers your postage!

Ballots must be RECEIVED by Election Day. You can take it to a drop off location as soon as you can, or if you’re putting it in the mail, you should really do so by October 27th to be safe. Ballots may also be dropped at your polling place on Election Day.