In-Person Absentee Voting with a Qualifying Excuse

• Any registered voter of the county with a qualifying excuse who has not requested a mail-in absentee ballot may cast their in-person absentee ballot at the Fayette County Clerk’s Office, 162 E. Main St., on one of the following days between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm:

  • October 21st-23rd and 26th-28th

• Qualifying excuses are:

  • The voter is a Kentucky resident who is a member of the Uniformed Services and their dependents, or voter who is residing overseas (temporarily or permanently) who will be absent from the county on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter or the voter's spouse has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter is temporarily residing outside the state but is still eligible to vote in this state (this includes vacationers) and will be absent from the county on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter will be confined to a military base on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter is in their last trimester of pregnancy

  • The voter is unable to appear at the polls on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person voting due to age, disability, or illness

  • The voter is a student who temporarily resides outside their county of residence and will be absent from that county on the day of the election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter is employed in an occupation that is scheduled to work during all days and all hours the polls are open on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting

  • The voter is an election officer tasked with election administration for the current election cycle