Election Day 2020 falls on Tuesday, November 3, 2020.
How to vote in Kentucky on Election Day 2020?
Absentee ballot by mail
- Kentuckians concerned with contracting or spreading COVID-19 can request a ballot by mail
- Mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day, November 3, and received by November 6
- Drop boxes will be available for Kentuckians to return their mail ballots if they are concerned about postal delays:
- Tates Creek Branch Library, 3628 Walden Dr.
- Northside Branch Library, 1733 Russell Cave Road
- Beaumont Branch Library, 3080 Fieldstone Way
- Lexington Senior Center, 195 Life Lane (behind Southland Christian Church on Richmond Road)
- BCTC Leestown Campus, 164 Opportunity Way
- County Clerk Office (162 E. Main St.)
In-person Voting
In-person voting on Election Day, November 3, will take place from 6 am – 6 pm at one of the following locations:
- Tates Creek Branch Library, 3628 Walden Dr.
- Northside Branch Library, 1733 Russell Cave Road
- Beaumont Branch Library, 3080 Fieldstone Way
- Dunbar Center, 545 N. Upper St.
- Lexington Senior Center, 195 Life Lane (behind Southland Christian Church on Richmond Road)
- BCTC Leestown Campus, 164 Opportunity Way
- Wellington Elementary, 3280 Keithshire Way
- Garrett Morgan Elementary, 1150 Passage Mound Way
What’s open, and What’s closed on Election Day 2020 in Lexington, KY?
Election day is not a federal holiday, so banks will be operating as usual on Tuesday, November 3. The post office will also be delivering mail on Election Day.
Retailers and restaurants will remain open, but check with individual businesses for special hours.
FCPS schools and offices are closed on Election Day. University of Kentucky will not have class on Tuesday, November 3.
Take LexTran to vote, rides remain free through the election.
All Library locations will be closed on November 2 and 3 for voting purposes. Curbside pickup will not be available. Beaumont, Northside, and Tates Creek branches will be open as voting locations only.
Can I buy alcohol on Election Day?
Yes, in 2013 Kentucky General Assembly approved a bill that allowed people in Kentucky to buy and sell alcohol on Election Day. Before, Kentucky had been one of few states that banned the buying and selling of alcohol while polls were open on primary and general election days. Businesses with valid ABC licenses may now stay open and sell alcoholic beverages while the polls are open.
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