INDIANA

Voter Registration Deadline: 29 days before Election Day. 

Voter registration forms submitted by mail must be postmarked at least 29 days before Election Day.

More information regarding important dates and deadlines is available at https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/files/2026-Calendar-Brochure.FINAL-VERSION.pdf.

2026 Election Information

Primary Election: May 5, 2026

• Voter Registration Deadline: April 6, 2026
• Mail-in Ballot Application Deadline: April 23, 2026
• Early In-Person Voting Period (at Circuit Court Clerk’s Office or satellite office): April 7, 2026 through May 4, 2026 at 12:00pm

General Election: November 3, 2026

• Voter Registration Deadline: October 5, 2026
• Mail-in Ballot Application Deadline: October 22, 2026
• Early In-Person Voting Period (at Circuit Court Clerk’s Office or satellite office): October 6, 2026 through November 2, 2026 at 12:00pm

More election information at: in.gov/sos/elections/

Online registration option and mail-in PDF voter registration form available at: in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/register-to-vote/

Students have a decision about where to register to vote.

You have a right to register to vote at the address you consider the place where you live, whether that is your family’s home or the place where you attend school. You should update your registration anytime this home address changes.

You may only be registered and vote in one location.

Indiana’s online voter registration portal asks for your Indiana driver’s license or ID number. Indiana’s paper voter registration form asks for your Indiana driver’s license or ID number, or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. Be sure to provide one of these numbers if you have it.

As of July 1, 2025, a new law requires any person registering to vote with a “temporary credential” to provide documentary proof of citizenship. A “temporary credential” is a driver’s license or state ID issued to any person who had temporary lawful status at the time they obtained the ID. If your ID is a temporary credential and you are now a citizen and, therefore, eligible to vote, you must provide one of the following documents to prove your citizenship:  

• A valid birth certificate
• S. Passport
• Naturalization documentation or certificate of naturalization number
• Consular report of birth abroad

All voters must show a photo ID to cast a ballot. The ID must:

• Display your photo
• Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record
• Display an expiration date, and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last general election 
• Be issued by the Indiana or United States government

Please note that, under a new law, as of April 2025, student IDs are not an approved form of voter ID and can no longer be used as voter ID—even if it is a public university ID that meets the above list of requirements. Voters may use an ID issued by the U.S. military, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indiana National Guard, or a federally recognized Native American tribe or band that does not have an expiration date.

Exemptions are available for indigency, people with a religious objection to being photographed, people living in a state-licensed facility that is also their polling place, and people who vote absentee by mail.

Find more information, visit: in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/photo-id-law/.

Make a plan. Look up your voting site and hours at: indianavoters.in.gov/

By Mail

Indiana requires an excuse to vote by mail. Qualifying excuses include:

• A specific, reasonable expectation that the voter will be absent from the county on Election Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6 am until 6 pm)
• The voter has a disability
• The voter is scheduled to work at the voter’s regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open
• The voter is prevented from voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls

For a full list of qualifying excuses, visit:  in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/ways-to-vote/absentee-voting/.

• Mail-in Ballot Application Deadline: Mail-in absentee ballot applications filed by mail, email, fax, or in person must be received by 11:59 p.m. on the 12th day before Election Day. Mail-in PDF absentee ballot request forms are available under the “Resources” section here. Voters who are already registered to vote in Indiana may also request an absentee ballot through the voter portal at: in.gov/

• Completed Mail-in Ballot Return Deadline: Completed absentee ballots can be returned by mail or in-person and must be received by 6 p.m. local time on Election Day.

Early In-person

All registered voters in Indiana are eligible to vote early in-person at the county election board office beginning 28 days before Election Day until 12:00 p.m. on the day before Election Day.

Check your county’s early voting locations, dates, and hours at: indianavoters.in.gov/.

Election Day

Voting sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Election Day. If you are in line by the closing time, then you have a right to vote.

Does Registering to Vote Affect my Federal Financial Aid?

Where you register to vote will not affect federal financial aid such as Pell Grants, Perkins or Stafford loans, or your dependency status for FAFSA.

Does Registering to Vote Affect my Status as a Dependent on My Parents’ Taxes?

Being registered to vote at a different address from your parents does not prevent them from claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.

Does Registering to Vote impact my Tuition Status?

Being deemed out-of-state for tuition purposes does not prevent you from choosing to register to vote in your campus community.

Will registering to vote in Indiana affect my driver’s license or car registration?

As a full-time student in Indiana, you may be required to update your driver’s license or car registration, regardless of whether you register to vote in Indiana. For more information, you may wish to contact the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.