Kentucky Press News Service
The general election is less than a week away, and Kentucky's secretary of
state, the state's chief election official, reminds all eligible voters
to plan ahead for Election Day to make sure their voices are heard on
Tuesday.
“Every election matters,” Alison Lundergan Grimes said in a news
release. “Our Commonwealth is at its best when every Kentuckian’s voice
is heard, and it’s important that voters be knowledgeable about our
election process so they can have a meaningful opportunity to
participate.”
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, and any eligible voter
who is in line to vote by 6 p.m. will be allowed to cast a ballot.
Grimes said the morning and evening rush hours and lunch time tend to be
busy, so voters who visit the polls during those periods should plan
accordingly.
Grimes urges voters to avoid surprises on Election Day by checking their
polling place and viewing sample ballots through the Voter Information
Center at https://vr.sos.ky.gov/vic/.
Under Kentucky law, employers must allow employees who are eligible to
vote to be absent from work for at least four hours in order to cast a
ballot. Kentuckians who will be working on Election Day outside the
county in which they reside are eligible to vote by absentee ballot.
Employers may specify the hours during which an employee may be absent,
and employees should request voting leave in advance of the day on which
they will vote. Employers have discretion whether to compensate
employees for voting leave.
Mail-in absentee ballots must be received by the county clerk by 6 p.m. local time Tuesday.
In-person absentee voting is currently available in all county clerks’
offices and will remain open until close of business on Monday.
