How To Register To Vote In Florence Kentucky

Voters fill out early ballots at the Boone County Extension Enrichment Center in Burlington, Ky., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.

Kentuckians can cast ballots at polling places before Election Day, starting today.

Early voting for all voters begins Thursday. Election Day is Tuesday, May 17. Information technology's the showtime election under new early voting rules signed in 2021 by Gov. Andy Beshear.

Other than in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kentuckians needed an excuse to vote early via absentee ballots.

State lawmakers in 2021 passed legislation to make early voting permanent in Kentucky inspired by the expansion of early voting opportunities during the pandemic the year before.

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At present, Kentuckians get three days to vote early on. The hours and locations vary in each county. You can bank check polling locations by visiting the state board of elections website elect.ky.gov and clicking on polling locations or by calling your county clerk.

Here's what you need to know.

Who tin vote?

The voter registration deadline was April 18.

Kentucky is a closed primary state.

That means merely registered Democrats can vote in the Autonomous primary and only registered Republicans can vote in the Republican primary. Registered voters who wanted to switch parties had until Dec. 31, 2021 to exercise so for this master. Any voter who switched parties afterwards Jan. 1 will non exist allowed to vote in either party's primary, though they can vote in nonpartisan races.

To check your voter registration status and polling location on Election Day, visit the Kentucky Board of Elections' voter data center site.

When and where can I vote?

On Election 24-hour interval, May 17, polls are open 6 a.one thousand. - 6 p.g.

Early, no-excuse voting runs May 12-fourteen at voting centers in each county. Polls in each county must be open for at least eight hours each day, but the specific times are up to each county's boards of election.

Here are the locations and hours of the early voting centers in the 3 Northern Kentucky counties.

Boone Canton Early Voting

Boone County Enrichment Center, 1955 Burlington Pike, Burlington
Florence Government Center, 8100 Ewing Blvd., Florence
Walton Fire Station, 12600 Towne Center Blvd., Walton

Hours: Thursday, ix a.thou.-vi p.m.; Fri, 8 a.thou. - v p.m.; Sabbatum, 7 a.one thousand. - 3 p.thou.

Campbell Canton Early Voting

Campbell County Assistants Building, 1098 Monmouth St., Newport
1st Baptist Church of Common cold Spring, 4410 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring
Southern Campbell Firehouse, 1050 Racetrack Road, Alexandria

Hours: Th-Saturday, 9 a.one thousand. - 5 p.m.

Kenton County Early on Voting

Calvary Baptist Church, 3711 Tibbatts St., Covington
Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park
Life Learning Middle, 20 W. 18th St., Covington
Independence Senior Center, 2001 Jackwoods Pkwy., Independence
St. Barbara's Church, 4042 Turkeyfoot Rd., Erlanger
County Authorities Centre, 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Covington

Hours: Thursday-Sat, seven:30 a.m. - iv:00 p.m.

What's on the ballot?

There's a lot to vote on in Northern Kentucky, particularly the Republicans.

Longtime incumbents have drawn challengers within the GOP, including judges-executive and county commissioners. In that location are also land Senate seats open in Campbell and Boone counties. In addition, at to the lowest degree one city committee has a master, Newport. There are ten candidates running. The top viii candidates will move on to the general and compete for four seats.