Early and absentee voting information for the Nov. 4 general election:

WEST VIRGINIA

• Early voting location: Cabell County Clerk's Office, Cabell County Courthouse, 750 Fifth Avenue, Huntington.
• Early voting hours, starting Wednesday, Oct. 15: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, and Saturday, Nov. 1. A voter does not have to have a reason for voting early at the courthouse.
• Absentee voting application: Request an application by telephone, fax or e-mail, or download the application on the Secretary of State's Web site, www.wvsos.com. The application to vote by mail must be received no later than the sixth day before the election. In West Virginia, voters can only vote absentee by mail or by e-mail.

Unless a voter is voting absentee by mail because of illness or disability, the ballot must be mailed to an out-of-county address. Voters must provide the county clerk's office a reason for voting an absentee ballot.

• Early voting begins: Oct. 15.
• More information: call the Cabell County Clerk's Office at 304-526-8625 or visit www.cabellcountyclerk.org.

OHIO

• Absentee (early) voting location: Lawrence County Board of Elections, Lawrence County Courthouse, 111 S. 4th St., Ironton.
• Absentee voting hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Absentee voting application: If a voter is a regular absentee voter (not militia, armed services, overseas, etc.), voters can use the application form prescribed by the Secretary of State to apply for their absentee ballot. The application is available at the Secretary of State's Web site www.sos.state.oh.us. Any qualified Ohio voter may request and vote an absentee ballot without stating a reason.

The Lawrence County Board of Elections must receive the request by noon on the Saturday before the election. However, voters should submit their request as far in advance of the election as possible to ensure there is sufficient time for the board to mail the voter a ballot and for the voter to return that ballot on time.

• Absentee voting began: Sept. 30.
• More information: call the Lawrence County Board of Elections at 740-533-4320 or visit www.lawcoboe.com.

KENTUCKY

• Absentee voting location: Boyd County Clerk's Office, Boyd County Courthouse, 2800 Louisa Ave., Catlettsburg.
• Absentee polling hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Absentee voting application: The deadline for applying for a mail-in absentee ballot is seven days before an election. The completed application must be received by the county clerk by mail or in person by the seven-day deadline. The absentee ballot must be received in the county clerk's office by 6 p.m. local time on Election Day for the ballot to be counted.

Absentee ballots can only be obtained through the county clerk's office. Voters can request an application for an absentee ballot through the county clerk's office in person, by phone, by mail or by fax. In Kentucky, an absentee ballot can only be used when a voter cannot be in town on Election Day to cast a ballot in person.

• Absentee voting began: Oct. 6.
• More information: call the Boyd County Clerk's Office at 606-739-5116.

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