Elections

Registering to vote is easy and convenient! The following requirements must be met in order to register:

  • You must be a U.S. Citizen and a Kentucky resident for a minimum of 28 days.
  • You must be 18 years of age by the date of the next general election (usually the first Tuesday in November). You are eligible to vote in the May primary election if you will be 18 by the November general election.
  • You must have not been convicted of a felony. If you have been convicted of a felony, your civil rights must have been restored in order to be eligible to vote.
  • You must not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law.
  • You must not claim the right to vote anywhere outside of Kentucky.

If you are able to meet the above requirements, you may register to vote by completing a voter registration card and submitting it to the County Clerk’s office. If you prefer, A FORM CAN BE MAILED TO YOU (by requesting it), you can download a form from this web site, or you may pick up a form at the County Clerk’s office.

To contact us via E-mail with any Voter Registration questions and/or issues, click HERE

To find out more about Absentee Ballots, email the County Clerk.

Important Election Dates

PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES

November 5, 2025 – Earliest date for the affixing of signatures on candidate filing forms for an office on the ballot in 2026.

December 31, 2025 – Last day to change political party affiliation and be eligible to vote in the political party’s upcoming primary election.

January 9, 2026, at 4 PM – Candidate filing deadline: last day to file nomination papers for candidates who must run in the primary.

April 20, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register to vote for the primary.

June 2, 2026, at 4 PM – Non-partisan candidate filing deadline.

October 5, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register or make changes for the General Election.

PRIMARY ELECTION

April 4, 2026, to May 5th, 2026, at 11:59 PM – Online mail-in absentee portal open for PRIMARY ELECTION mail-in ballot requests.

April 20, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register to vote for the primary.

May 6th to 8th and 11th to 13th, 2026 – Excused, in-person absentee voting.

May 14th to 16th, 2026 – ln person, no-excuse early voting.

May 19, 2026, from 6 AM to 6 PM – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY.

GENERAL ELECTION

September 19, 2026, to 0ctober 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM – Online mail-in absentee portal open for mail-in ballot requests.

October 5, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register or make changes for the General Election.

October 21st to 23rd and 26th to 28th, 2026 – Excused, in-person absentee voting.

October 29th to 31st, 2026 – In person, no-excuse early voting.

November 3, 2026, from 6 AM – 6 PM – GENERAL ELECTION DAY.

You may drop your ballot off at the following locations during office hours:

LaGrange Branch100 West Jefferson Street, Suite 1, LaGrange.
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8am-4pm, Tuesday 7am-3om, Thursday 8am-6pm
OPEN Election Day 6am-6pm

Crestwood Branch: 6710 West Hwy 146, Crestwood.
Monday, Thursday, Friday 8am-4pm, Tuesday 8am-6pm, Wednesday 7am-3pm
CLOSED Election Day

Prospect Branch: 13206 West Hwy 42, Unit 110, Prospect.
Monday, Tuesday, Friday 8am-4pm, Wednesday 8am-6pm, Thursday 7am-3pm (closed 12:30pm-1:30pm daily for lunch)
CLOSED Election Day

On Election Day you must drop your ballot off at the LaGrange office.

Voting can be done at the John Black Community Center and Crestwood Baptist Church (NEW)

County Board of Election Meetings

Regular meetings are held at the Oldham County Clerk’s office on the 1st Thursday of each month at 3:30PM.  Meetings are open to the public and board minutes are kept and recorded in the County Clerk’s office.  The County Board of Elections/Central Ballot Counting Board  is also in session on every election day, certification day and days set by KRS for counting mail in absentee ballots as needed.  

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