Kentucky Primary Election Important Dates
Register to vote!
The last day to register to vote for the primary is April 20, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
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Absentee Voting
The Absentee Ballot Portal opens 04/04/2025 and closes 05/05/2025 at 11:59 P.M.
If you are going to be out of town during EARLY VOTING days (MAY 14th,15th, and 16th) as well as ELECTION DAY on MAY 19th, you may be eligible to vote by requesting an ABSENTEE BALLOT!
Please Note: To qualify to vote absentee by mail or in the six-day absentee in-person window, one or more of the following must apply:
- A member of the Armed Forces and their dependents or voters residing overseas
- A student who temporarily resides outside the county of his or her residence
- A voter who is incarcerated in jail but has not been convicted
- A voter who is changing or has changed his or her place of residence to a different state while the registration books are closed in the new state of residence before an election of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, in which case the voter shall be permitted to cast a mail-in absentee ballot for electors for President and Vice President of the United States only
- A voter who temporarily resides outside the state, but is still eligible to vote in this state
- Prevented from voting in- person at the polls on election day and from casting an excused or no -excuse in-person absentee ballot on all days in-person absentee voting is conducted because he or she will be absent from the county of his or her residence all hours and all days excused or no excuse in- person absentee voting is conducted
- A participant in the Secretary of State’s crime victim address confidentiality protection program
- A voter who is not able to appear at the polls on election day or the days in-person absentee voting is conducted on the account of age, disability, or illness, and who has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction.
In-Person No Excuse Absentee Voting
Primary Election dates: May 14 – May 16, 2026
Time: 8:00 am-6:00 pm
NOTE: A ballot drop box will be available during these dates and times. Click here to download all Primary Election ballot drop box locations.
For more information, visit the Jefferson County Clerk’s Election Center or the Kentucky Board of Elections Voter Information Portal.
Primary Election Locations
- Americana World Community Center
4801 Southside Drive, 40214 - The Arterburn
310 Ten Pin Ln., 40207 - Berrytown Recreation Center
1300 Heafer Rd., 40223 - Bowman Field — Administration Building
2815 Taylorsville Rd., 40205 - Cyril Allgeier Community Center
4101 Cadillac Ct., 40213 - Epiphany United Methodist Church
7032 Southside Dr., 40214 - Goodwill Opportunity Campus – Broadway
2820 W. Broadway, 40211 - Goodwill Opportunity Campus – Preston
6201 Preston Hwy., 40219 - The Heritage — Shively Park
1901 Park Rd., 40216 - Immanuel United Church of Christ
2300 Taylorsville Rd., 40205 - The Jeffersonian
10617 Taylorsville Rd., 40299 - Jefferson County Clerk’s Office – Downtown Branch
200 S. Fifth St. Suite 228 First Trust Centre, 40202 - Jefferson County Clerk’s Office – East Branch
12312 – A Shelbyville Rd., 40243 - Jefferson County Clerk’s Office – Fairdale Branch
10616 W. Manslick Rd., 40118 - Jefferson County Clerk’s Office – West Branch
French Plaza — 228 Amy Ave., 40212 - Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., 40203 - Lyndon Elks Lodge #2052
904 Ormsby Ln.,40242 - New Zion Baptist Church
1501 Louis Coleman Jr. Dr., 40211 - Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
724 Brent St., 40204 - St. Andrew United Church of Christ
2608 Browns Ln., 40220 - Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church
4335 Hazelwood Dr., 40215 - Sun Valley Community Center
6505 Bethany Ln., 40272 - Teamster’s Local Union #783
7711 Beulah Church Rd., 40228 - Triple Crown Pavilion
1780 Plantside Dr., 40299 - U of L Shelby Campus – Founders Union Bldg. Rm. 218
450 N.Whittington Pkwy., 40222
Election Day Voting
Primary Election dates: May 19, 2026
