Need to find your Kentucky polling place for the May 17 primary? Here’s how
Unlike during the early voting period, Election Day voters must visit their assigned precinct location to cast their ballot in the May primary contests.
If you are planning to hit the polls during voting hours — 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 17 — and need to know where to go, we’ve got you covered. Find tools to search for your polling place below, as well as some additional information about voting in Fayette County.
How do I find my polling place in Kentucky?
You can use the Kentucky State Board of Elections’ Voter Information Center to pull up your voting profile.
Enter your legal first and last name, date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security number (optional) to pull up your profile. Your precinct listing (a letter and three numbers, for example A001) should appear at the bottom of your voter profile.
The SBOE keeps a full list of 2022 precinct locations, searchable by county, online. You can narrow the list by your county and use the precinct code to locate your polling place.
Fayette County voters can use the county clerk’s “My Registration Information” lookup tool to pull up their voter information, including the precinct and street address for their polling place. To use the tool, you will be asked to enter your birthday and full Social Security number.
Alternately, if you live in Fayette County, you can input your home address into the county clerk’s voting locations finder and pull up the address of your polling place.
Where can I vote early in Fayette County?
If you’re looking to vote early in Lexington, you can do so at Kroger Field, 1540 University Drive. Early voting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14.
Any registered voter in Fayette County can use this location to vote during the early voting period, no excuse needed.
Where can I drop off my mail-in ballot in Fayette County?
For Lexington voters got a mail-ballot and want to drop it off, the dropbox location is the Fayette County Clerk Office, 162 E. Main St., Lexington, KY 40507.
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This story was originally published May 12, 2022 at 6:00 AM.