To register to vote in the State of Indiana an individual must meet the following qualifications:
- Be a United States Citizen
- Be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next general or municipal election
- Have resided in Indiana and in the precinct at least 30 days before the next election (except for military voters)
- Not currently imprisoned after being convicted of a crime
Must register to vote at least 29 days before the election.
Can select party affiliation at the polls.
Can select party affiliation at the polls.
Can register to vote in person or obtain a mail-in application from:
- County election office
- Circuit court clerk's office
- Department of motor vehicles offices
- Township trustee
- Local license branch
- Public assistance, disability, or unemployment compensation office
- Public libraries
Absentee Voting:
If a voter is interested in voting absentee in person, he/she should apply for and vote an absentee ballot in the county circuit court clerk's office (the application and ballot may be completed in the same visit). Absentee voting in the clerk's office begins 29 days before an election, and will be available on at least two Saturdays before Election Day. The deadline for applying and voting at the county election board is noon on the day before an election.
If interested in voting absentee by mail, the voter must complete an absentee ballot application and return it to the county election board (at the Clerk's office). Applications from most voters must be received, whether by mail or fax, at least eight days before Election Day.
The completed ballot may be returned by mail to the county election board. The ballot may also be hand delivered by the voter, a member of the voter's household or the voter's attorney in fact. Ballots must be received by the election board at the clerk's office in time to be processed for the election (it is recommended that absentee ballots be returned to the clerk's office no later than noon on Election Day).
For more election and voter information you can contact the Indiana Secretary of State's Office.
