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5 Ways to Research the 2024 General Election

See below for five resources that can help you learn more about the candidates and amendments on the 2024 general election ballot.

Download a sample Jessamine County ballot.

Kentucky also has two constitutional amendments on the ballot. Read the full text of the amendments on the sample ballot.

Read more about the amendments at the five resources below or from nonpartisan news service the Kentucky Lantern:

Voting Dates

Oct. 23 – 25, 2024 and Oct. 28 – Oct. 30, 2024, 8 am – 4 pm: Excused, in-person absentee voting for qualified voters at the Jessamine County Courthouse.

Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2024, 8 am – 4 pm: In-person, no excuse absentee voting at the Jessamine County Courthouse and Wilmore City Hall.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024: Election Day.
Polls are open from 6 am to 6 pm.
The library is one of ten polling places open to all Jessamine County precincts.


1. Read Local Newspapers Online With NewsBank

Find out about federal, state, and local candidates online through the library’s NewsBank database, where you can read both The Jessamine Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader. If you are using the database from home, enter your library card number.

We also subscribe to the print editions of The Jessamine Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader, which you can read at the library.

2. BallotReady

Enter your address to view nonpartisan information about the issues and candidates on your ballot. Because it’s pulled from around the web, the amount of info for each candidate varies. Build your own printable ballot that you can take with you to the polls.

3. The 2024 Kentucky Public Radio Voter Guide

Enter your address to compare statewide candidates and build your ballot. Includes brief profiles of the state candidates written by reporters from across the Kentucky Public Radio network. Candidates who are running unopposed are not profiled.

4. Vote Smart

This nonpartisan, nonprofit website researches candidates using primary sources. Get information on candidate positions, ratings from special interest groups, speeches, funding, and more.

5. Vote 411

This website from the League of Women Voters lets you enter your address to build a personalized voter guide and print out a ballot to take with you. If the candidates have filled out the site’s questionnaire, you can read their positions on various issues.