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Important absentee voting dates this week

The last day to request an absentee ballott by mail for the May Primary Election in Kentucky is Tuesday May 5, 2026. The portal to request an absentee ballot is at vrsws.sos.ky.gov/abrweb. Voters may also requeste a ballot by phone at 270-384-2801.

Excused In-Person Absentee Voting will be available from 8amCT to 4pmCT on May 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 13, 2026, in the Adair County Clerk's Office, 424 Public Square, Ste3, Columbia KY. Voters must have one of the qualifying reasons to cast a ballot during this period, and must provide a valid ID.

To request an absentee ballot, or vote in-person absentee, voters must qualify with one of the following reasons:


  • 1. I am a covered voter under the Kentucky Uniform Military and Overseas Act, KRS 117A.010

  • 2. I am a student who temporarily resides outside the county of my residence.

  • 3. I am incarcerated in jail but have not been convicted of the crime for which I have been charged.

  • 4. I have changed my place of residence to a different state during a period in which my new state's voter registration books are closed (you will receive a ballot only for the offices of President and Vice-President of the United States).

  • 5. I am temporarily residing outside of Kentucky but am still eligible to vote in the state.

  • 6. I will be absent from my county of residence on Election Day and on all of the days that in-person absentee voting is conducted.

  • 7. I am a participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality program.

  • 8. I am not able to appear at the polls on Election Day or on the days in-person absentee voting is conducted on account of age, disability, or illness and I have not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Return your Absentee Ballot by mail or to the Drop Box in the Adair County Clerk's Office Mon-Fri between 8amCT and 4pmCT, or first and third Saturdays (unless holiday weekend) between 8amCT and 11amCT.


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