{"status":"ok","citation_id":"deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026","kind":"deadline","title":"Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only), November 3, 2026","statement":"Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only): November 3, 2026. Official source: Kentucky State Board of Elections. This record covers other specific voters using the mail method. Kentucky mail-in absentee ballots are limited to voters who qualify under state law; ballots must be received, not postmarked, by 6 p.m. local time. Military and overseas rules differ.","record_date":"2026-11-03","record_date_label":"Deadline date","official_source":{"label":"Kentucky State Board of Elections","url":"https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx"},"last_checked":"2026-09-25","last_checked_basis":"Official source and later court orders last reviewed by VoteFiles","permalink":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026","votefiles_url":"https://votefiles.com/midterms.php?state=KY#calendar","publisher":"Vote Files","formats":{"ap":"Vote Files, \"Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only), November 3, 2026,\" last checked Sept. 25, 2026, citing Kentucky State Board of Elections, https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026","apa":"Vote Files. (2026, September 25). Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only), November 3, 2026 [Election deadline record]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026","chicago":"Vote Files. \"Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only), November 3, 2026.\" Last modified September 25, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_deadline_ky_mail_ballot_return_general_2026,\n  author       = {{Vote Files}},\n  title        = {{Kentucky mail-in absentee ballot receipt deadline, 6 p.m. local time (qualifying voters only), November 3, 2026}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026}},\n  note         = {Citation ID deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026; official source: Kentucky State Board of Elections, https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx; last checked 2026-09-25; accessed 2026-09-29}\n}","link":"https://votefiles.com/cite/deadline-ky-mail-ballot-return-general-2026"}}