WELCOME TO THE KENTUCKY STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
Our mission is to provide secure, accessible, and convenient elections to all Kentuckians.
2026 Primary Election Dates
To see what offices are on this year's ballot, click
here.
- April 4, 2026 - Mail-in Absentee Ballot Request Portal Opens
- April 20, 2026 - Last Day to Register to Vote for the Primary
- May 5, 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 May 12, 2026.
- May 6-8, 2026 - Excused, In-person Absentee Voting Begins (to see if you are eligible click here)
- May 11-13, 2026 - Excused, In-person Absentee Voting Continues (to see if you are eligible click here)
- May 14-16, 2026 - In-Person No Excuse Absentee Voting
- May 19, 2026 - Primary Election Day
For a lisitng of all dates relevant to the 2026 Primary, click
here.
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, the State Board of Elections purged 225,311 inactive registrations; on February 10, 2023, after the last federal election, 127,436 inactive registrations were purged. Since 2019, over 734,000 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):
- There will be a Board Meeting on February 6th, 2026 at 1:00 PM EST. Link (will open YouTube in new window)
- 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)