Social security numbers aren't required but they allow our office to access the correct information when address and party changes are needed.

Not necessarily. You may have the opportunity to register to vote when you visit the driver's license office, but you will only be registered if you fill out and sign a voter registration card.

We do not issue voter registration ID cards.

You will receive a confirmation post card in the mail shortly after you register to vote or change your address. This card will confim your new precinct information and list your voting location.

You can review your registration at

You will need to show identification before voting. Kentucky law requires one of the following forms of identification:

-Driver's License

-Social Secuirty Card

-Credit Card

-ID Card with picture and signature of voter

-Personal acquaintance with an election officer.

Students have the choice to stay registered in their home county or to register in the county where they are attending school.

You do not need to re-register unless you move out of the county/state and then return.

Voting regularly will keep your registration active.

You will have to fill out and sign a new voter registration card. You may do this by mail or in person at either the county clerk's office or the driver's license office.

If you are granted a legal name change by the courts, you may have to provide a copy of the name change document.

Seventeen year olds may register and vote in Primary Elections as long as they will be eighteen by the date of the General Election.

Convicted felons must have their voting rights restored before they can register to vote.

You may contact your local parole office or go to www.corrections.ky.gov to obtain an application for restoration of Civil Rights.

Moving within Madison County:

Update your address with the county clerk or change your address at the driver's license office. ***If you have not updated your registration before Election Day, you may still cast your ballot. However, you must go to the voting precinct that serves your new address on Election Day to vote and update your registration address at that time.

Moving outside of Madison County:

Registration books close 28 days before each election. If you move to another Kentucky county you must register in your new county before the books close in order to be eligible to vote. If you move during the 28-day period that the books are closed, you may return to your previous county to vote in that one election only. You will need to change your registration to your new county as soon as the registration books reopen.

You may change your party affiliation at any time. However, you must change your affiliation between the Primary Election and December 31st of the current year to be eligible to vote in your new party's next Primary Election.

Registered voters must vote for their registered party in Primary Elecitions. If your party does not have any races, you will only be eligible to vote in availbale non-partisan races.

The nonpartisan offices include Richmond and Berea Mayoral, City Commissioners and Councilmen, School Board, Soil and Water Conservation, and all judicial offices.

In the general election in November you may vote for any candidates of you choice regardless of party affiliation.

The polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

You must be in line by 6:00 p.m. in order to vote.

No.

If you were registered in another county in Kentucky, you will automatically be deleted from your previous county.

If you were registered in another state, you will need to contact that state to be deleted from their voter registration.

Please contact the Kentucky State Board of Elections at 502-573-7100.

Voters who qualify for assistance at the polls may be assisted by anyone of their choice; except their employer, agent of their employer, union head, or agent of their union. If the voter does not bring anyone with them, two election officers (one from each party) must assist the voter.

The following people may receive assitance at the polls:

1. Voters who cannot operate the machine due to a physical disablity.

2. Voters who are blind or visually impaired.

3. Voters who are unable to read English.

Some voters qualify to vote by absentee ballot either in person at the county clerk's office or by mail.

You may review the on this website or call the voter registration office for more information 624-4703 (option 2).