Absentee Voting By Mail
For voters who are eligible for an Absentee Ballot by mail, the ballot can be requested by visiting www.govote.ky.gov or calling the Mercer County Clerk’s Office at (859)734-6310. Mail-in absentee ballots can be requested through the above options from April 4 – May 5, 2026. Voters should not request a mail-in ballot if they intend to vote in person. After the voter has completed their ballot, it can be returned two ways. Ballots can be returned either in-person in the drop box at the Mercer County Courthouse at 207 West Lexington Street in Harrodsburg or through the mail. If returned by mail, the postage on the return envelope should total $1.77. Returned ballots will be processed at the Mercer County Clerk’s Office on Primary Election Day May 19, 2026 until all unprocessed ballots are complete.
Elections
PRE-ELECTION ACTIVITIES
November 5, 2025 – Earliest date for the affixing of signatures on candidate filing forms for an office on the ballot in 2026.
December 31, 2025 – Last day to change political party affiliation and be eligible to vote in the political party’s upcoming primary election.
January 9, 2026, at 4 PM – Candidate filing deadline: last day to file nomination papers for candidates who must run in the primary.
April 20, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register to vote for the primary.
June 2, 2026, at 4 PM – Non-partisan candidate filing deadline.
October 5, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register or make changes for the General Election.
PRIMARY ELECTION
April 4, 2026, to May 5th, 2026, at 11:59 PM – Online mail-in absentee portal open for PRIMARY ELECTION mail-in ballot requests.
April 20, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register to vote for the primary.
May 6th to 8th and 11th to 13th, 2026 – Excused, in-person absentee voting at Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 207 West Lexington Street in Harrodsburg.
May 14th to 16th, 2026 – ln person, no-excuse early voting at Mercer County Fair & Horse Show (The Stable) 560 Linden Avenue Harrodsburg, KY 40330.
May 19, 2026, from 6 AM to 6 PM – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY.
GENERAL ELECTION
September 19, 2026, to 0ctober 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM – Online mail-in absentee portal open for mail-in ballot requests.
October 5, 2026, at 4 PM – Last day to register or make changes for the General Election .
October 21st to 23rd and 26th to 28th, 2026 – Excused, in-person absentee voting at Mercer County Clerk’s Office at 207 West Lexington Street in Harrodsburg.
October 29th to 31st, 2026 – In person, no-excuse early voting at Mercer County Fair & Horse Show (The Stable) 560 Linden Avenue Harrodsburg, KY 40330.
November 3, 2026, from 6 AM – 6 PM – GENERAL ELECTION DAY.
Polling Locations
Drop Box Location(s) for Mail Ballot
Mercer County Courthouse207 W. Lexington St.
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Primary Election Day Polling Locations(s)
**Mercer County will ONLY have 6 Voting Centers opened on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 & ALL registered Mercer County voters can vote at any of the following 6 Voting Centers. (The MCBOE will not be opening all of our regular voting precincts). The polls are opened from 6:00am to 6:00pm.**
560 Linden Avenue Harrodsburg, KY 40330
*All Precincts Vote Center 2 – National Guard Armory
500 Tapp Road Harrodsburg, KY 40330
*All Precincts
Vote Center 3 – Burgin Baptist Church 433 East Main Street Burgin, KY 40310
*All Precincts
176 Bruners Chapel Road Harrodsburg, KY 40330
*All Precincts Vote Center 5 – Mcafee Fire Station
2805 Louisville Road Harrodsburg, KY 40330
*All Precincts
Vote Center 6 – Salvisa Baptist Church CLC
Building 3 138 Kirkwood Road Salvisa, KY 40372
*All Precincts
To verify your voter record please visit
vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky
To verify your polling place please visit elect.ky.gov
Election Related Maps
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Harrodsburg Magisterial Districts
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Mercer County Precincts
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Mercer County School Board Districts
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Registering to vote is easy and convenient!
The following requirements must be met in order to register:
- You must be a U.S. Citizen and a Kentucky resident for a minimum of 28 days.
- You must be 18 years of age by the date of the next general election (usually the first Tuesday in November). You are eligible to vote in the May primary election if you will be 18 by the November general election.
- You must have not been convicted of a felony. If you have been convicted of a felony, your civil rights must have been restored in order to be eligible to vote.
- You must not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law.
- You must not claim the right to vote anywhere outside of Kentucky.
If you are able to meet the above requirements, you may register to vote by completing a voter registration card and submitting it to the County Clerk’s office. If you prefer, A FORM CAN BE MAILED TO YOU (by requesting it), you can download a form from this website, or you may pick up a form at the County Clerk’s office.
To contact us via E-mail with any Voter Registration questions and/or issues, click HERE
Printable Forms
• Official Voter Registration (Form: 5041503)
Forms must be completed and mailed or brought in person to:
Mercer County Clerk
P.O. Box 426
Harrodsburg, KY 40330
Forms cannot be e-mailed or faxed as they must contain the original signature.
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