In-house Absentee Ballot Voting

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KRS 117.085

Kentucky law allows people to vote at the Election Center prior to election day for the following reasons:

  1. Person who due to age, disability, or illness will be unable to go to the polls on election day.
  2. Voter who will be outside the county on Election Day.
  3. Student who temporarily resides outside the county in which he/she is registered, and will be out of the county on Election Day.
  4. Voter who is a member of the Armed Forces, or a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces, who will be out of the county on Election Day.
  5. Voter who is a member of the Armed Forces who will be confined to base within the county on Election Day, and who learns of that confinement within 7 days or less of the election.
  6. Voter who is a citizen residing overseas and will be out of the county on Election Day.
  7. Voter, or spouse of a voter, who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on Election Day.
  8. Precinct Election Officer serving in a precinct other than that in which he/she is registered, or an Alternate Precinct Election Officer.
  9. Member or any staff for the County Board of Elections; any deputy county clerk; any staff for the State Board of Elections.
  10. Presidential Election Only: Voter who moved to another state after its voter registration books closed.
  11. A woman in her last trimester of pregnancy.
  12. KRS 117.088 – Pilot program for unassisted voting by blind and visually impaired persons.

No appointment is needed for in-house voting.

You will need to provide one of the following forms of identification in order to vote:

  • Driver’s License
  • Credit Card
  • Social Security Card
  • Personal Acquaintance
  • Other identification which includes your picture and signature
  • Any U.S. government-issued identification card
  • Any Kentucky State government-issued identification card which includes your picture
  • Any identification card issued by a Kentucky county, and which has been approved by the Kentucky State Board of Elections
    (NOTE: the Kentucky State Board of Elections has not yet approved any county-issued ID cards)

Next Scheduled Election: General Election, November 6th, 2018

In-house Voting Dates

Monday – Friday
September 24, 2018 – November 5, 2018
8:30am – 4:30pm

Saturdays
October 20, 2018     9:00am – 3:00pm
October 27, 2018     9:00am – 3:00pm
November 3, 2018   9:00am – 3:00pm

In-house Voting Location
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office
Election Center
701 W Ormsby Ave, Ste 301
Louisville, KY  40203

Contact us:
Phone: 502.574.6100
E-mail: Absentee@JeffersonCountyClerk.org