Indiana voting issues

Election and registration information

 * Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System (SVRS) public voting information site


 * Check your voter registration and polling location


 * Indiana Voter Registration Guide from the National Campaign for Fair Elections


 * Official 2008 Indiana Voter Information Guide


 * Polling Place Hours: 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.


 * Registration deadline: October 6, 2008.

Identification required for voting
All information on ID requirements from photoID.in.gov
 * Public Law 109-2005 requires Indiana residents to present a government-issued photo ID before casting a ballot at the polls on Election Day.
 * Your photo ID must meet four criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It must:
 * Display your photo
 * Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record. Conform does not mean identical. Below are examples of names that would conform to "Robert John Crew":
 * Robert John Crew
 * Robert J. Crew
 * Robert Crew
 * R. John Crew
 * R. J. Crew
 * Bob John Crew
 * Bob J. Crew
 * Bob Crew
 * John Crew
 * J. Crew


 * Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 7, 2006). (Including Military IDs with expiration dates of “INDEF.”)
 * Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government


 * In most cases, an Indiana driver license, Indiana photo ID card, Military ID or U.S. Passport is sufficient.
 * A student ID from an Indiana State school may only be used if it meets all of the four criteria specified above. A student ID from a private institution may not be used for voting purposes.
 * If you are unable or unwilling to present ID meeting these requirements, you may cast a provisional ballot. (See 'Provisional Voting' section below.)

Absentee voting

 * All registered voters in Indiana are eligible to vote absentee-in-person at the county election board office beginning 29 days before Election Day.
 * Registered voters may vote absentee-by-mail only if specific conditions are met. To learn more visit General Information On Absentee Ballots.
 * Application for Mail-In Absentee Ballot
 * Absentee-by-mail applications must be received by October 27, 2008 for the 2008 general election.

Early voting

 * All registered voters in Indiana are eligible to vote absentee-in-person (early) at the county election board office beginning 29 days before Election Day.
 * Start date for the 2008 general election is October 6.
 * Indiana voter ID requirements also apply to early voting.
 * Application for Absentee Ballot

Provisional voting
Indiana Elections Division General Information on Provisional Ballots

At the polls: Provisional Ballot Step by Step Instructions

Student voting rights
Please visit the Brennan Center for Justice's Student Voting Project, Indiana for a comprehensive overview of student voting rights, ID requirements, residency requirements and other student voting issues.

2008 election
For the 2008 election Indiana used the following voting machines. For a county-by-county list of the specific machines (and the source for this section) see Verified Votings' Verifier tool.

Direct-Recording Electronic (DRE) machines without a paper trail:
 * Microvote Infinity
 * Microvote MV-464
 * Diebold AccuVote TS R6

Optical scan machines:
 * Diebold AccuVote(ES-2000)
 * Sequoia Optech III-P Eagle

Assistive Devices for Marking Paper Ballots:
 * Election Systems & Software's AutoMARK Technical Systems AutoMARK VAT

Governmental election authorities

 * Indiana Secretary of State: Todd Rokita
 * Website: http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/index.html
 * Elections Division contact information:
 * Elections Division, Indiana Department of State, 302 West Washington Street, Room E-204, Indianapolis, IN 46204
 * Phone: 317.232.3939
 * Email: [mailto:elections@iec.state.in.us elections@iec.state.in.us]


 * County election officials contact information here.

State and local non-governmental election organizations
League of Women Voters

LWV of Indiana, Joanne Evers, President
 * 3921 N. Meridian St., Suite 225
 * Indianapolis, IN 46208
 * Phone: 317-241-8683
 * Fax: 317-464-5146
 * E-mail: info@lwvin.org
 * http://www.lwvin.org

Local Leagues:
 * Anderson
 * Bloomington-Monroe County
 * Brown County
 * Calumet Area
 * Cass County
 * Elkhart County
 * Greater Lafayette
 * Greencastle
 * Hamilton County
 * Indianapolis
 * Knox County
 * Laporte County
 * Montgomery County
 * Muncie-Delaware
 * Porter County
 * South Bend Area
 * Southwestern Indiana
 * Vigo County

Voter Action Indiana


 * Website: http://www.voteraction.org/states/indiana