District boundaries have changed in Pike County.

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New Kentucky state laws went into effect on Friday, June 27, and they impact voting.

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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentuckians will be allowed to vote by mail or vote up to three weeks early, according to an executive order signed by Gov. Andy Beshear this afternoon.

Beshear, a Democrat, and Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams worked together to craft a plan to provide safe ways to vote during the coronavirus pandemic.

Under that plan, the state will launch an online portal for allow anyone who is concerned about COVID-19 to request a mail-in ballot. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot will be Oct. 9.

Mail-in ballots will need to be postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, and must be received by the county clerk’s office by Nov. 6. In addition, drop boxes will be available for those who are worried about delays with the U.S. Postal Service.

The state will also allow early voting for three weeks before Election Day. County clerks will be required to provide a safe place for voters to cast their ballots Monday through Friday, and for at least four hours each Saturday.

Election sites will determined by county election officials, and at least one voting super-center will be available in each county.

Finally, following the General Assembly’s passage of a voter ID law earlier this year, those who have been unable to obtain a driver’s license or photo ID prior to Election Day will be allowed to sign a document explaining that and then will be allowed to vote.

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Those in need of absentee ballots can now request them in all of Kentucky’s 120 counties. In some counties, however, absentee voting has been underway for more than a month.

Pike County Deputy Clerk Debbie Hopkins says Clerk Rhonda Taylor’s office has been sending out and receiving absentee ballots since February. Hopkins said early machine voting will get underway in the county this coming Friday.

Those hoping to vote early must meet certain requirements. For information about those requirements, contact your local county clerk’s office, or visit the Secretary of State’s website, at sos.ky.gov.

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