WELCOME TO THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Our mission is to provide secure, accessible, and convenient elections to all Kentuckians.
2026 General Election Dates
To see what offices are on this year's ballot, click
here.
- September 19, 2026 - Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal Opens
- October 5, 2026 - Last Day to Register to Vote for the General
- October 20, 2026 - Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal Closes
- United States Postal Service recommends voters place completed mail-in absentee ballots in the mail no later than October 27, 2026.
- October 21-23, 2026 - Excused, In-person Absentee Voting Begins (to see if you are eligible click here)
- October 26-28, 2026 - Excused, In-person Absentee Voting Continues (to see if you are eligible click here)
- October 29-31, 2026 - In-Person No Excuse Absentee Voting
- November 3, 2026 - General Election Day
For a listing of all dates relevant to the 2026 General, click
here.
2026 Primary Election Certification
2026 Primary Certification of Vote Totals
2026 Primary Election Night Reporting
Voter Registration Questions?
After each federal election, the State Board of Elections conducts a purge of inactive voter registrations from the Commonwealth’s voter rolls in accordance with state and federal law. On February 25, 2025, after the last federal election, the State Board of Elections purged 225,311 inactive registrations; on February 10, 2023, 127,436 inactive registrations were purged. Since 2019, over 814,000 voter registrations have been removed from Kentucky’s voter rolls for all ineligibility reasons.
- Click here to check your registration status.
- Click here for a one-page explanation of why Kentucky is purging voter registrations.
- Click here to read more about voter list maintenance in Kentucky, including why you may have recently received a postcard from the State Board of Elections related to your registration status.
- Click
here to read more about the Kentucky Election Integrity Process (KEIP).
The following administrative regulations have been filed by the State Board of Elections with the Legislative Research Commission:
Upcoming Board Meeting(s):
- Board Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM EST.
- All Board Meetings are streamed live via YouTube: Link (will open YouTube in new window)