What you need to know ahead of the Primary Election

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Election day is right around the corner, and county clerk offices are busy preparing for it.

Officials say this election looks a little different from the general election last November, as Kentucky is currently in primary season. The state holds closed primaries, meaning only registered democrats and republicans can vote, and only in their own party’s candidates. Voters registered with other parties, or as independents, will have to wait until the general election in November to cast a ballot.

“So it is for Republicans and for Democrats, registered independents cannot vote in the primary. So that’s always a misnomer. People kind of come in, that might be a another party or whatever, and they come to vote. But it is Kentucky is a closed primary, so it’s Republican and Democrat,” said Warren County Clerk Lynette Yates.

Yates also says that not every candidate that is running will be on the ballot. Those who are running unopposed with not show up on the ballot until November.

Mail-In absentee ballots can be requested until May 5 and must been turned in by Election day. In-Person absentee voting runs from May 6th through the 8th, with early in-person voting beginning on May 14 and runs through the 16th.

If you have any voting questions or want to know if you qualify for an absentee ballot, you can check your local county clerks website for that information.