You can vote on federal offices on a provisional ballot if you live in the precinct and you find yourself under one of the approved circumstances.
Those circumstances are:
- Your name does not appear on the precinct roster and the registration status cannot be determined by the precinct officer
- Your name does not appear on the precinct roster and you have been verified as ineligible to vote
- You do not have identification
- You are voting as a result of a federal or state court order or any order under state law in effect 10 days prior to Election Day which extends polling hours
- You have been challenged by all four precinct election officers
Provisional ballots are counted by 12pm the Friday after the election. If you want to check if your provisional ballot was counted or not, please go to the Kentucky state board of elections Provisional Voter Information page.
