Get the Facts: What to know for Kentucky primary election day
After record turnout during the three days of early voting in both the county and state, Jefferson County Clerk David Yates hopes to keep the momentum going.
"I'm seeing that energy kind of continue to rise," he said. "I'm hoping tomorrow is just going to be just lots and lots of votes."
If you didn't make it to the polls during early voting, that's OK.
Tuesday, May 19, is the big day when you can still make your voice heard.
And there will be three ballots available — Republican, Democrat, and a nonpartisan ballot, now that the mayoral and metro council races are nonpartisan.
This means for those races, names will be listed, but the party will not. This also means that, for the first time, registered independent voters can vote in a primary for these specific races.
You can find both your sample ballot and polling location online.
There are some candidates who have since withdrawn from the race, and those names will still appear on your ballot, depending on your precinct.
Yates says those names appear because, per state law, once those ballots have been certified and printed, they cannot be changed.
But those withdrawn names will be posted outside of voting locations.
"Take time. Look at it," said Yates. "You want to see the names that have been withdrawn, because if you fill in that bubble, you've wasted your vote."
Yates says they're making the process as easy as possible for voters.
"This team has been amazing," he said. "A lot of times, people don't realize all the men and women who have stepped up to be poll workers, to give their time and their energy. Please be respectful. We're making sure that the election should be absolutely smooth."
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
