Register or check your voter record
Registration closes October 5. Eligible residents with an Indiana driver's license or state identification card may register online. Other official registration methods are also available.
Official voter resources
Make your Indiana voting plan
Use Indiana's official voter portal to register, check your record, find in-person absentee sites, request an absentee ballot when eligible, review photo ID rules, and locate your Election Day voting site.
First steps
Start with these three actions
Plan in-person absentee or Election Day voting
In-person absentee voting begins October 6, with county-specific locations and hours, and ends at noon on November 2. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 3.
Request and return an absentee-by-mail ballot
Absentee-by-mail requires a statutory reason. The application must be received by 11:59 p.m. on October 22. The county election board must possess the voted ballot by 6 p.m. on Election Day; a postmark is not enough.
October 5registration deadline
October 6in-person absentee begins
October 22mail-ballot application deadline
6 a.m. to 6 p.m.Election Day poll hours
Election timeline
Voter registration deadline
This is the deadline to register for the November general election. Use IndianaVoters.com to confirm the submission rules for the chosen registration method.
In-person absentee voting begins
Counties begin the 28-day in-person absentee voting period. Locations and hours vary by county.
Absentee-by-mail application deadline
The county election board or Indiana Election Division must receive an eligible voter's application by 11:59 p.m.
First required Saturday voting day
County offices must provide in-person absentee voting for the first of the two Saturdays immediately before Election Day, subject to statutory minimum hours.
Second required Saturday voting day
County offices must provide the second required Saturday of in-person absentee voting. Verify the local schedule before traveling.
In-person absentee voting ends at noon
A qualified voter present or in line at noon may complete voting under the official deadline rule.
General Election Day and ballot receipt deadline
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The county election board must possess a domestic absentee-by-mail ballot by 6 p.m.; a postmark alone does not make it timely.
Check the current rule: Indiana voters generally must present photo identification that meets state requirements. The document must be issued by Indiana or the United States, show a name that conforms to the poll-list record, include a photograph, and be current or expired after the most recent general election. Statutory exemptions and provisional-ballot procedures apply in limited circumstances. Confirm the current rule and any exception before voting.
2 statewide constitutional questions
Every Indiana voter will decide two proposed constitutional amendments on the November 3 ballot.
- Public Question 1: Limitations on the right to bailThe proposal would amend Article 1, Section 17 so a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason is not entitled to bail when the proof is evident or the presumption strong and the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect another person or the community.
- Public Question 2: Residence for city and town court judgesThe proposal would amend Article 6, Section 6 to allow a city or town court judge to reside either in the county where the court is located or in the closest bordering county to the city or town where the court is located.
3 judicial retention questions decided statewide
All Indiana voters will decide whether Court of Appeals Judge Mary A. DeBoer of the Fourth District, Court of Appeals Judge Paul A. Felix of the Fifth District, and Tax Court Judge Justin L. McAdam should be retained. Court of Appeals Judge Dana J. Kenworthy's Second District question is district-specific and is not counted as statewide.
Read the official 2026 judicial retention guideUse IndianaVoters.com for your complete ballot
The statewide guide does not include congressional, legislative, county, township, school board, local court, or local public questions. Use the state voter portal and your county's official sample ballot to confirm every item for your address.
Open the Indiana voter portalOfficial voter links
2026 Indiana Election CalendarOfficial statewide statutory dates and administrative deadlines.Indiana voter portalOfficial registration, record check, polling place, ballot, and absentee tools.Absentee votingOfficial in-person absentee, absentee-by-mail eligibility, application, and return rules.Photo ID lawOfficial identification standards, exceptions, and provisional-ballot guidance.2026 Election Legislative SummaryOfficial text and authority for both statewide constitutional questions.2026 judicial retentionOfficial Indiana Judicial Branch biographies and retention information.
Dates checked October 1, 2026. Confirm them at the linked official source.