... And they are off!
The primary season is officially off and running, according to a press release from Trey Grayson's office:
County clerks’ offices across the Commonwealth must have begun today in-house absentee voting, where voters actually vote on voting machines similar to those used on Election Day. All county clerks’ offices must allow in-house absentee voting at least twelve working days before Election Day. [For most people, this day was yesterday, May 8th].
The actual start date for this voting may vary depending on whether the offices are open on Saturdays. Voters will have until May 21, 2007 to cast an in-house absentee ballot. Some counties opened absentee balloting prior to the required deadline.
Voters might also be eligible to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot. Those applications are available from voters’ respective county clerks’ offices and must be received in those offices by May 15, 2007. After receiving an approved application, county clerks will mail a ballot to the respective voters, and voters will have until 6:00 p.m. on Election Day to return their ballots to the county clerk.
There are a variety of reasons why a voter might request to cast an absentee ballot, including:
* Advanced age, disability, or illness
* Military personnel, their dependents, and overseas citizens
* Students who temporarily reside outside the county
* Other voters who temporarily reside outside of Kentucky, such as a vacationer
* Voters incarcerated but not yet convicted
* Voters’ employment takes them out of the county all hours the polling place is open
* Voters who will be out of the county on election day
* Military personnel confined to base who learn of it within seven days or less of an election
* Voters who have surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on election day, and the voter’s spouse
* Pregnant women in third trimester
So do what you can to cast an in-person absentee ballot, or if you meet the above criteria, to request a mail-in absentee ballot. This way, at least, you NOT only do your civic duty but you'll help prevent the French from putting us to shame with their 85% voter turn-out!
County clerks’ offices across the Commonwealth must have begun today in-house absentee voting, where voters actually vote on voting machines similar to those used on Election Day. All county clerks’ offices must allow in-house absentee voting at least twelve working days before Election Day. [For most people, this day was yesterday, May 8th].
The actual start date for this voting may vary depending on whether the offices are open on Saturdays. Voters will have until May 21, 2007 to cast an in-house absentee ballot. Some counties opened absentee balloting prior to the required deadline.
Voters might also be eligible to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot. Those applications are available from voters’ respective county clerks’ offices and must be received in those offices by May 15, 2007. After receiving an approved application, county clerks will mail a ballot to the respective voters, and voters will have until 6:00 p.m. on Election Day to return their ballots to the county clerk.
There are a variety of reasons why a voter might request to cast an absentee ballot, including:
* Advanced age, disability, or illness
* Military personnel, their dependents, and overseas citizens
* Students who temporarily reside outside the county
* Other voters who temporarily reside outside of Kentucky, such as a vacationer
* Voters incarcerated but not yet convicted
* Voters’ employment takes them out of the county all hours the polling place is open
* Voters who will be out of the county on election day
* Military personnel confined to base who learn of it within seven days or less of an election
* Voters who have surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on election day, and the voter’s spouse
* Pregnant women in third trimester
So do what you can to cast an in-person absentee ballot, or if you meet the above criteria, to request a mail-in absentee ballot. This way, at least, you NOT only do your civic duty but you'll help prevent the French from putting us to shame with their 85% voter turn-out!
Labels: Civic duty, Kentucky politics, Public Service
posted by KYJurisDoctor at 9:47 AM
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