County Board of Elections
The right to vote is our most precious freedom, and the Board of Elections is charged with protecting that fundamental right for all Bullitt County citizens. The bipartisan agency consists of the County Clerk (Kevin Mooney), the Sheriff (Donnie Tinnell), one Democrat appointee (Glenda Heath) and one Republican appointee (George Lee). They are responsible for conducting all federal, state, and local elections. The staff also maintains all records of voter registration for Bullitt County and past election history. As chairperson of the Board of Elections, the County Clerk is responsible for making sure all election related mandates of the Kentucky Constitution and the Kentucky Revised Statutes are met.
Preparations for Election Day begin months in advance. Over 200 election officers must be recruited and trained to work on Election Day. The Board of Elections also accepts the filing papers of candidates and their campaign finance reports, place legal advertisements in the newspaper, delivers voting equipment, prepares the ballot, selects polling sites and maps all precincts and legislative subdivisions.
The Board of Elections hold monthly meetings every third Thursday at 3:00 p.m. at the Bullitt County Clerk’s Office
Voter Requirements
To register to vote the following requirements must be met.
- You must be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days
- You must be 18 years of age by the date of the next general election which is held on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November
- You are eligible to register and vote in the May primary election if you will be 18 before the general election, but you are not eligible to vote in Special Elections between the May primary and November General election.
- You cannot be a convicted felon. If you have been convicted of a felony, you must have your civil rights restored before registering
- You must not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law
- You must not claim the right to vote outside the State of Kentucky
If you meet the above requirements, you may register to vote by completing a voter registration card and submitting it to the County Clerk’s Office. You may contact the Clerk’s office and have a card mailed to you or you may download a copy from this site.
Each voter must designate a party affiliation in order to register to vote. Party designations accepted in Kentucky are: Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, Constitution, Reform, Socialist Workers or Independent. Since Kentucky conducts closed party primaries, you must be registered as Democrat or Republican to vote in that party’s primary election. If you are registered as Other, you are eligible to vote for only nonpartisan offices (judicial, city commission, school board) in any primary election. You may vote for any candidate in all general elections.
You may change your political party affiliation at any time after the May primary but before December 31st to remain eligible to vote in the following primary election.
Other places where cards or forms are available:
- Circuit Clerk’s Office (Drivers Licensing)-When applying for or renewing driver’s license.
- AFDC, Food Stamp, Medicaid, WIC and State funded offices serving those with disabilities
- Armed Forces Recruitment Offices, if you are a prospective member of armed forces
- High School students may register at school
- Federal mail-in registration form
Voter registration or changes must be made no later than 28 days prior to each election.
After your registration is processed, you will receive a notification listing your address and the location of your polling place.
Absentee Paper Ballots
If you meet any of the following requirements, you may request a paper absentee ballot be mailed to you:
- Any person due to age, disability, or illness who is unable to go to the polls on election day
- A student who temporarily resides outside the county in which he/she is registered. Must be mailed to out of county address
- Voter who temporarily resides outside the state, but who is still eligible to vote in this state. Must be mailed to out of state address
- Person who is incarcerated in jail, who has been charged with a crime but has yet to be convicted of the crime
- Person whose employment location requires him/her to be absent from the county all hours and all days that absentee voting by machine is conducted
- Military personal confined to a military base on election day
The deadline for applying for a paper absentee ballot is 7 days before an election. You may apply for a paper absentee ballot due to a medical emergency up to the day of the election. You may request an application in person, by mail, by phone, or by fax.
Absentee Voting Machine
If you meet any of the following requirements, you may vote on the absentee voting machine in the county clerk’s office prior to election day:
- Voter who will be outside the county on election day
- Student who temporarily resides outside the county in which he/she is registered and will be out of county on election day
- Voter who is a member of the armed forces or a dependent of a member of the armed forces and will be out of county on election day
- Voter who is a member of the armed forces who will be confined to base within the county on election day and who learns of that confinement within 7 days or less of the election
- Voter who is a citizen residing overseas and will be out of county on election day
- Voter or spouse of voter who has surgery scheduled that will require hospitalization on election day
- Precinct election office serving in a precinct other than that in which he/she is registered or an alternate precinct officer
- Member or any staff for the County Board of Elections; any deputy county clerk; and staff for the State Board of Elections
- A women in her last trimester of pregnancy
Earn Extra Money
A great way to earn extra money, serve your community by helping run an election, help safeguard our election process and meet new and interesting people.
Any registered Democrat or Republican in Bullitt County can apply to become a poll worker for Election Day. Each poll worker is compensated $25.00 for attending the two-hour training session and $125.00 for working on Election Day.
Each polling location requires two Democratic and Republican workers to ensure the voting process is carried out in a fair manner.
If you are interested in becoming a poll worker, please contact the Voter Registration Department at (502)543-2513
New eSlate Voting Machine
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As a result of the “Help America Vote Act of 2002” (HAVA) the Federal government has required that each polling place be equipped with at least one voting machine that will enable a person with disabilities to vote unassisted.
How to Vote: Using the eSlate™ Electronic Voting System
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