Indiana residents planning to vote in the November general election must register or update their voting information by Monday, Oct. 5.
You can register online, by mail or in person. Use Indiana’s voter portal to register to vote, check your registration status, apply to vote by mail or traveling board and find voting times and locations.
Who is eligible to vote?
To be eligible to vote in Indiana, you must be a U.S. citizen and Indiana resident, be at least 18 years old by the general election and have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the general election. You must also have registered on time and cannot be imprisoned following a criminal conviction.
How to register?
Anyone with a valid Indiana driver’s license or state-issued identification card can register online through Indiana’s voter portal. To begin a new registration, enter your first and last name and driver’s license or identification card number before completing the eligibility, voter-information, review and security steps.
College students may register using either the address where they live while attending school or the address where they live when school is not in session, but they may register at only one address.
Voters can alternatively complete a two-page, paper Indiana voter registration application form. The first page contains instructions and requires personal and registration information, while the second lists the mailing addresses for every county voter registration office.
Completed applications must be postmarked or delivered to the county registration office by Monday, Oct. 5. Monroe County residents can mail or hand deliver completed forms to the Monroe County Voter Registration Office at 401 W. Seventh St., Suite 100.
Residents have several in-person registration options. You can apply at your county voter registration or clerk’s office, at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch while obtaining or renewing a driver’s license, permit or identification card, or at a public assistance office, such as a Women, Infants and Children clinic while applying for services. Mail-in voter registration forms are also available at BMV branches and public assistance offices.
The county voter registration office reviews each paper and online application and sends eligible applicants an acknowledgment card confirming their registration. Applicants who are ineligible or submit incomplete forms receive a denial or request for additional information.
Residents who do not receive a card or notice within about 30 days should contact their county voter registration office or call 1-866-IN-1-VOTE.
Voting by mail and absentee
Absentee voting allows registered voters to cast a ballot before Election Day. Indiana’s absentee options include early in-person voting, voting by mail and voting through a traveling board, which is a bipartisan team that delivers a voter’s ballot and provide assistance if requested.
To be eligible for a traveling board, voters must be confined by illness or injury, caring for someone confined at a private residence, unable to access their polling place because of a disability or physically unable to complete or sign their ballot.
Voters requesting a mail-in ballot must provide an eligible reason, such as being outside their county during all 12 hours polls are open, having a disability, being at least 65 years old, working throughout Election Day or lacking transportation. The application must also include a copy of an accepted photo ID or an identification number, such as an Indiana driver’s license number or the last four digits of the voter’s Social Security number.
Election officials must receive the absentee-by-mail application by 11:59 p.m. Oct. 22. County election officials must receive completed ballots by 6 p.m. on Election Day, regardless of when they’re postmarked.
General election information
Early in-person voting begins Oct. 6 and ends at noon Nov. 2. Monroe County residents can find early voting locations and hours on the county’s voter registration website.
In-person voters must present a photo ID issued by Indiana or the federal government. It must show the voter’s name and photo and generally be current or have expired after Nov. 5, 2024. Driver’s licenses, state identification cards, passports, and military IDs generally qualify, but student IDs do not.
The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Indiana voters will decide races for Indiana secretary of state, state comptroller and state treasurer, along with two statewide ballot measures and congressional, state legislative and local races.
