Kentucky’s deadline to register to vote ahead of the November general election is Monday, Oct. 7.
Voters in the Bluegrass State will consider a ballot that includes the presidential race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, congressional races, a number of legislative races, two constitutional amendments and more. Some regional and local elections include a Supreme Court race in Central Kentucky and a Court of Appeals race in Western Kentucky.
Registering can be completed online, via mail, or by returning voter registration cards to your county clerk’s office. Registration ends at 4 p.m. local time on Monday.
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Excused in-person voting is Oct. 23-25 and Oct. 28-30. No excuse in-person voting is Oct. 31-Nov. 2.
Kentucky’s online absentee ballot request portal is open through Tuesday, Oct. 22.
According to the State Board of Elections, the qualifications for voters to register in in Kentucky are:
- Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election. Non-U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals do not qualify.
- Be at least 18 years old by the general election.
- Cannot be a convicted felon. For some with an expungement, executive pardon or executive order, the right to vote may be restored.
- Cannot have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law or have voting rights removed.
- Cannot claim the right to vote outside Kentucky.
To complete a new or updated voter registration, request an absentee ballot or learn more information about voting in Kentucky, visit govote.ky.gov.
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Written by McKenna Horsley. Cross-posted from the Kentucky Lantern.
