In Kentucky, you may request an absentee ballot for any of the following reasons:

1. Person who due to age, disability, or illness will be unable to go to the polls on election day.
2. Student who temporarily resides outside the county in which he/she is registered.
3. Voter who temporarily resides outside the state but who is still eligible to vote in this state.
4. Person incarcerated in jail who has been charged with a crime but has yet to be convicted of the crime.
5. Person whose employment location requires him/her to be absent from the county all hours and all days absentee voting by machine is conducted.�
6. Military personnel confined to a military base on Election Day.
7. Residents of Kentucky and their dependents that are members of the Armed Forces.
8. Kentucky citizens residing overseas.


Deadline for requesting Absentee Ballot:
Tuesday, October 31, 2006Absentee Ballot Application Forms can be requested in person, by phone, mail or email from:

Board of Elections
Urban Government Center
810 Barret Avenue, Room 103
Louisville, Ky 40204

(502) 574-6100
Email: elections@louisvilleky.org

Applications can also be obtained at any branch office of the Jefferson County Clerk.