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Where to Vote in Meade County: 2026 General Election

October 26th, 2026

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Updated November 2, 2026, for Election Day.

Meade County voters can cast their ballots in the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. If you are in line at 6:00 p.m., you will be allowed to vote, according to the Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Countywide vote centers: open to all Meade County precincts

Any eligible Meade County voter may use either of these two locations, regardless of precinct, under the county’s official 2026 election plan:

  • Stuart Pepper Middle School
    1085 Old Ekron Road, Brandenburg, KY 40108.
  • Flaherty Elementary School
    2615 Flaherty Road, Ekron, KY 40117.

Precinct-specific polling locations

These three sites serve only voters registered in the precincts listed:

  • Ekron Elementary School
    2500 Haysville Road, Ekron, KY 40117.
    For the Ekron, Buck Grove and Guston precincts.
  • Payneville Elementary School
    520 Rhodelia Road, Payneville, KY 40157.
    For the Wolf Creek-Concordia, Battletown and Payneville precincts.
  • Muldraugh City Hall
    202 Wendell Street, Muldraugh, KY 40155.
    For the Muldraugh precinct.

All five Election Day locations are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. School addresses are confirmed by the Kentucky Department of Education directory; the City Hall address is listed by the Kentucky Department for Local Government.

Before you go

Check your precinct and voter information at GoVote.ky.gov. Bring an accepted photo ID. If you do not have one, review Kentucky’s voter ID guidance or ask an election officer about the available alternative identification process.

For questions about your precinct or voting location, call the Meade County Clerk’s Office at 270-422-2152.

Early voting has ended

No-excuse early voting at the Meade County Public Library ended October 31. Excused in-person absentee voting at the Clerk’s Office ended October 28. The library and courthouse are not Election Day in-person polling locations in the county’s published plan.

Returning an absentee ballot

The mail-in ballot request period has closed. Completed absentee ballots must be received by the County Clerk by 6:00 p.m. local time on November 3, according to the State Board of Elections. The county lists a ballot drop box in the courthouse hallway across from the Clerk’s Office at 516 Hillcrest Drive, Brandenburg, KY 40108. Call the Clerk’s Office with return questions.