LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Election Day is two weeks away and in-person excused voting begins tomorrow in Kentucky.
Here in Jefferson County, if you meet one of ten specific criteria, you can cast your ballot at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Phillips Lane.
The polling location will be open on Oct. 23 through Oct. 25 and then Oct. 28 through Oct. 29.
The Jefferson County Clerk’s Office said this is the only location that will be available.
“We are committed to making voting accessible to everyone in our community," Jefferson County Clerk Bobbie Holsclaw said. "Our goal is to offer options that accommodate the different needs of our voters so that every voice can be heard."
Below is a detailed explanation of who qualifies for an in-person absentee ballot:
1. Voter is a resident of Kentucky who is a covered voter as defined in KRS 117A.010, who will be absent from the county of his or her residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
2. Voter, or spouse of voter, who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
3. Voter who temporarily resides outside the state but is still eligible to vote in this state and will be absent from the county of his or her residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting. In-person Excused Absentee Voting Begins for Eligible Jefferson County Voters Tomorrow
4. Voter is a resident of Kentucky who is a uniformed-service voter as defined in KRS 117A.010 confined to a military base on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
5. Voter who is in her last trimester of pregnancy.
6. Voter who has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and, due to age, disability, or illness, is not able to appear at the polls on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
7. Voter who is a student who temporarily resides outside the county of his or her residence and will be absent from the county of his or her residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
8. Voter who is employed in an occupation that is scheduled to work during all days and all hours, which shall include commute time, the polls are open on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
9. Voter who is an election officer tasked with election administration for the current election cycle.
10. Voter, who is a person, prevented from voting in-person at the polls on election day and from casting a no-excuse in-person absentee ballot on all days no-excuse in-person absentee voting is conducted because he or she will be absent from the county of his or her residence during all days and hours no excuse in-person absentee voting is conducted.
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