PRIMARY ELECTION is Tuesday, May 19, 2020
GENERAL ELECTION is Tuesday, November 3, 2020
Voting in person prior to Election Day
Voters who meet the qualifications to vote an absentee ballot in person prior to election day may do so during the walk-in absentee voting period. Voters must present their identification and fill out an application stating the reason for voting absentee.
The hours for voting in the office are 7:30 a.m – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Covington location at 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 1300. Call the office at 859-392-1620 for the in-person absentee voting dates before each election.
Voters who need to cast a mail-in ballot due to military service or voters who live overseas may also apply for a ballot through the State Board of Elections
To vote in person prior to Election Day you must meet one of the following requirements:
- Due to advanced age, disability, illness or medical emergency.
- Voter who will be outside the county on Election Day.
- You are a student attending school outside the county of your voter registration.
- You are a member of the Armed Forces or dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who will be outside the county on Election Day.
- You temporarily reside outside the state, but are eligible to vote in Kentucky.
- Precinct Election Officers serving in a precinct other than their home precinct.
- A woman in her last trimester of pregnancy.
Voting by Mail-in Absentee Ballot
You must be eligible per KRS 117.085 to request an absentee ballot by mail. The application may only be requested by the voter, the voter’s spouse, parent or child. Voters who meet the qualifications to vote an absentee ballot by mail may call 859-392-1620 to request an application.
If requesting the absentee application by e-mail or fax please include the reason for the request, the voter’s name, date of birth and Kenton County address. Voters who will not be at their Kenton County address to receive their application must also include their out of county address.
The application must be completed and mailed to the County Clerk at least 7 days before the election. Once the Clerk receives the application, the absentee ballot and instructions will be mailed to the voter. The Clerk must receive the paper ballot by mail no later than Election Day.
To be eligible to vote by paper absentee ballot you must meet one of the following requirements:
- Due to advanced age, disability, illness or medical emergency.
- You are a member of the Armed Forces.
- You are a dependent of a member of the Armed Forces.
- You are a student attending school outside the county of your voter registration.
- You temporarily reside outside the state, but are eligible to vote in Kentucky.
- You are incarcerated in jail and have been charged but not convicted of a crime.