Kentucky

This state requires an excuse to vote by mail. Check out the information below to determine if you are eligible to vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Kentucky if:

• You are advanced in age, disabled, or ill.
• You are a military personnel or their dependent, or an overseas citizen.
• You are a student who temporarily resides outside the county.
• You are a voter who temporarily resides outside of Kentucky and who maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a “snowbird”.
• You are incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime.
• You are employed outside of the county all hours the polling place is open.
• You are a program participant in the Department of State’s Address Confidentiality Program.