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Primary Election: What you need to know

Metcalfe County Clerk Shannon Fields would like to update everyone on the processes for the upcoming Primary Election on May 16, 2023.

To qualify for a mail-in ballot:

The voter must meet one of the following criteria to request a mail-in ballot.

  • Be in the military or an overseas voter;
  • Be unable to go vote in person on election day due to age, disability, or illness;
  • Temporarily residing out of state;
  • Student who resides outside the county due to school;
  • Will be absent from the county on all the days on which all in-person voting is conducted;
  • Voter is incarcerated but not convicted;
  • Participant in the SOS Confidentiality Protection Program; or
  • The voter meets the requirements of a Medical Emergency Ballot.

To obtain a mail-in ballot:

Once the voter’s qualification is established, registered voters can go to govoteky.com or call the Metcalfe County Clerk’s office at 270-432-4821. Absentee Mail Ballot will start April 1st until May 2, 2023.

Where to send mail-in ballots:

Ballots may be mailed back to Metcalfe County Clerk’s Office, P. O. Box 25, Edmonton, KY 42129, or use the drop box located inside the Metcalfe County Clerk’s office for your convenience. The clerk’s office must receive mail-in ballots back by 4 p.m. on May 16th and drop box ballots by 6 p.m. on May 16th.

Excused in-person voting:

The voter must meet one of the following criteria in order to use excused in-person voting.

  • Student who resides outside the county due to school;
  • Voter or voter’s spouse has surgery/hospitalization scheduled during early voting and Election Day;
  • Military
  • Voter is in the last trimester of pregnancy;
  • Temporarily residing out of state;
  • Due to age, disability, or illness;
  • Absent all the days on which all in-person voting is conducted.
  • Excused in-person dates; May 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10th, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Metcalfe County Clerk’s Office (new Government building) at 201 North Main Street, Edmonton, KY. NO voting on Saturday, May 6th.

Early in-person voting:

Anyone can vote early on May 11, 12, &13, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Metcalfe County Clerk’s Office (new Government building) at 201 North Main Street, Edmonton, KY. There will be NO in-person voting available on Monday, May 15th.

Election Day voting:

Voters MUST go to their original precinct locations within the county on May 16, 2023, from 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.

To verify your voter record, please visit govote.ky.gov. April 18, 2023, is the deadline to register to vote or to change your address.

Voter Process for ALL In-Person Voting

(Election Day, early voting, and excused absentee)

* Bring your required identification.

* Have your ID ready, Driver’s License is the most efficient method to scan.

* Election Officers verify your identity, and you will be issued a paper ballot, voters with disabilities may use an ADA ballot marking device which prints a paper ballot to be scanned.

* You will mark your ballot, scan it, and cast your vote.

Voting Locations

 Drop Box                                             201 North Main St                                            Edmonton, Ky 42129

6 Day Excused Early Voting                 201 North Main St                                            Edmonton, Ky 42129

3 Day Early Voting                               201 North Main St                                            Edmonton, Ky 42129

 Election Day Precincts

A101 East Edmonton                           201 North Main St                                            Edmonton, Ky 42129

A102 West Edmonton                         107 Baker St                                                     Edmonton, Ky 42129

A103 Randolph Wisdom                      365 Knob Lick Wisdom Rd                               Edmonton, Ky 42129

A104 East Fork Sparks                       2365 Cork Gascon Rd                                      Edmonton, Ky 42129

B101 Knob Lick                                   177 Pleasant Valley Ch Rd                               Horse Cave, Ky 42749

B102 Savoyard                                    22 Savoyard Park Rd                                       Horse Cave, Ky 42749

B103 Center                                        498 Center Peggyville Rd                                 Center, Ky 42214

B104 Sulphur Well                               1513 Sulphur Well Knob Lick Rd                      Sulphur Well, Ky 42129

C101 Summer Shade                           50 Firehouse Ln                                               Summer Shade, Ky 42166

C102 Willow Shade Beaumont             3963 Branstetter Park Old Trace Rd.               Summer Shade, Ky 42166

D101 Good Luck Curtis                        590 Cedar Flat Curtis Rd                                 Edmonton, Ky 42129

D102 Moore Springs Flat Rock            4490 Breeding Rd                                            Edmonton, Ky 42129

 

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