Voting In Indiana

State Contact Information

Secretary of State
302 West Washington Street
Room E-204
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: 317-232-3939
Fax: n/a
Email: elections@iec.state.in.us
Web: http://www.in.gov/sos/

Registration Deadlines:

In Person: Monday, October 4, 2010
By Mail: Monday, October 4, 2010


Election Dates:

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 (General)

Election News:

View the Top 10 State News Stories from Yahoo!



Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible to vote in Indiana, you must be … Click to learn more
ID Needed for Voter Registration
You are not required to show identification when registering to vote. However, if you are a first time voter who registered by mail, you may be required to provide additional documentation that matches the address on your voter registration record… Click to learn more
ID Needed for Voting
Photo ID is required of all voters casting a ballot in person. There are exceptions for certain confined voters and voters casting absentee ballots by mail… Click to learn more
Registration Deadline
  • The deadline to register to vote is 28 days before the election. Mail-in voter registrations must be postmarked by this date.


  • Certain military voters and their family members may have until 12:00 pm on Election Day.
Verify Voter Registration

To verify your voter registration status please use your state's voter verification tool.

For additional information, please contact your elections office or board of elections for your county, city or state.

Absentee Ballot Process
If you wish to have your absentee ballot sent to you by mail or delivered to you by a traveling board, you must meet the following requirements… Click to learn more
Early Voting

In-person early voting can be done at your board of elections beginning 29 days before Election Day and no later than 12:00 pm on the day before Election Day.

Election Dates

Future election dates are to be determined. Please check with your local board of elections office for information on local elections.

Poll Worker Information
In order to be a poll worker in Indiana… Click to learn more
Polling Place Hours

Polling places are open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Election Day.

Time Off To Vote

Time off to vote is subject to the employer. Indiana state law does not require employers to grant time off to vote for employees.

Polling Place Locator
You can find your polling place by utilizing the Indiana State Polling Place Locator ToolClick to learn more
Provisional Voting
If you believe you are registered to vote in a precinct, but your name does not appear on the poll list, or if you have been challenged as not qualified to vote in your precinct, you will cast a ‘provisional ballot’… Click to learn more
Voting Machines
The voting machine systems used in Indiana are optical scan and DRE… Click to learn more
Candidate and Ballot Measure Information

Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures is available here.

Provisions for Voters with Disabilities
The polling place for each precinct must meet accessibility standards under federal law… Click to learn more
Campaign Finance Information

For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.

For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.

Top 10 State News Stories From Yahoo!:
  1. Dems election strategy: Equate GOP and tea party
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:57:59 -0700
    The Democrats' national chairman on Wednesday trotted out his party's fall election strategy to limit potential GOP gains, claiming Republican goals are inseparable from the tea party's, from killing off Medicare to abolishing the departments of Education and Energy.

  2. EDITORIAL: You call this a campaign event?
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:00:00 -0700
    What has become of local election campaigning? Evansville and Vanderburgh County have a long tradition of lively and open campaign events hosted by neighborhood associations and other organizations. With a few exceptions, this community has done political campaigns right over the years, with candidates willingly squaring off before groups small and large, and with the door open to the news media.

  3. Democrats' election strategy: Try to make case that Republicans, tea party share same agenda
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:17:01 -0700
    The Democrats' national chairman on Wednesday trotted out his party's November election strategy to limit potential Republican gains, claiming Republican goals are inseparable from the ultraconservative tea party's, from killing off government health care for the elderly to abolishing the departments of Education and Energy.

  4. Axelrod to Democrats: Blame the GOP
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:42:37 -0700
    'We're not interested in re-litigating the past but we don't want to relive it either,' Senior White House adviser David Axelrod said after a meeting with Senate Democrats on Thursday. Washington (CNN) Senior White House adviser David Axelrod told Democratic senators behind closed doors on Thursday that if they want to win re-election they [...]

  5. Proos, Griffee to face off for 79th District nomination
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:23:56 -0700
    Posted 0 minutes ago at 9:23 pm. Editors Note: This is the last of several stories in the Stars primary election guide to help voters learn more about candidates. Each issue covers a different campaign race.

  6. Bill Would Give Shareholders a Vote on Corporate Political Spending
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:40:20 -0700
    Corporations would be required to give their shareholders an annual vote on how much money to spend on political activities under a bill approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday.

  7. Secretary of State candidate leaves architectural firm
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:01:34 -0700
    Vop Osili of Indianapolis-based A2SO4 is focusing full time on his run for secretary of state as the Democratic candidate.

  8. Petition over straight party voting is denied
    Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:55:02 -0700
    LA PORTE A petition to remove numbers from being assigned to straight party ticket voting in La Porte County was denied Thursday, in part because numbers have to be assigned to each item on absentee ballots, County Clerk Lynne Spevak said.

  9. Geithner to Speak on Obamas Fiscal Plans, Aide Says
    Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:35:57 -0700
    U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner next week plans to step up the Obama administrations efforts to persuade lawmakers that tax cuts for wealthy Americans should be allowed to expire at year end, an administration official said today.

  10. Build a Better Marsh Coalition Calls on All Parties to Agree to Free and Fair Union Election at Beech Grove Store
    Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:43:00 -0700
    INDIANAPOLIS----On Friday, the Build a Better Marsh Coalition, made up of Hoosier customers and community members concerned with the future of Marsh Supermarkets, issued a letter calling on all parties to agree to abide by guidelines for a free and fair election at the Beech Grove store, where a majority of workers requested that the National Labor Relations Board conduct a union election.

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