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INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier voters will be receiving postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Election Division. The mailings are part of a statewide voter list maintenance. The goal is to identify outdated, duplicate, and inaccurate voter registrations to improve the accuracy and integrity of Indiana’s voter registration list.
Read MoreFinal results are in for Tuesday’s Primary Election held in the City of Jasonville.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – We are one day away from Primary Election Day. Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is reminding Hoosiers, to make sure you have a plan to get out and vote!
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – We are one week away from Primary Election Day. Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is reminding Hoosiers, to make sure you have a plan to get out and vote!
Read MoreThe ballot is set for the May Primary Election with several town and city council, clerk-treasurer, and mayoral seats up for grabs.
Read MoreTomorrow, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, is General Election Day and the polls will be open fron 6 am until 6 pm in Greene County.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (October 27, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan is reminding Hoosiers that today, Thursday, October 27, is the final day for a circuit court clerk to receive an absentee ballot application from an applicant requesting delivery of an absentee ballot by mail.
The application to request a mail-in ballot must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., 12 days before the election. Applications may be submitted to the circuit court clerk in person or by mail, fax, email, or online through the Indiana Voter Portal at IndianaVoters.com.
Read MoreEarly voting has begun for the Nov. 8 General Election in Greene County giving registered voters several opportunities to cast their ballots early.
Read MoreCitizens are needed to help work the polls in Greene County during this election season. Anyone interested is asked to call the Greene County Clerk’s Office at 812-384-8532 during regular business hours to find out the hours, pay and what all is involved in serving our community as a poll worker.
Read MoreCitizens are needed to help work the polls in Greene County during this election season. Anyone interested is asked to call the Greene County Clerk’s Office at 812-384-8532 during regular business hours to find out the hours, pay and what all is involved in serving our community as a poll worker.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (October 12, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan reminds Hoosiers that today, Wednesday, October 12 is the first day of in-person early voting in Indiana for the 2022 General Election.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (October 11, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan reminds Hoosiers that today, Tuesday, October 11 is the final day to register to vote in Indiana’s 2022 general election.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan is reminding Hoosiers of two upcoming dates regarding voting: The deadline to register to vote is October 11 and early voting begins on October 12.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2022) – Tuesday, September 20 is National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday celebrating our democracy. Indiana makes it easy for new voters to register for the first time or for existing voters to update their information.
“Government works best when its citizens are active and engaged,” said Secretary Sullivan. “I encourage all Hoosiers to use this day to make sure they are registered and that their voter information is up to date. Registering only takes a few minutes and can be done online at any time.”
Citizens can register to vote by visiting IndianaVoters.com, or can submit an application to register in person at their local county clerk's office.
IndianaVoters.com also allows Hoosiers to confirm their voter registration, look up their polling place, get driving directions to their polling location, find out who's on their ballot, track their absentee ballot application, and contact local election officials.
To be eligible to register to vote, you must:
Be a citizen of the United States
Be at least 18 years old by Election Day
Have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the election
Not currently be imprisoned after being convicted of a crime.
As of this month, there are 4.7 million registered voters in Indiana. Indiana’s voter registration deadline is October 11.
Voters with questions can call the Hoosier Voter Hotline at 866-IN-1-VOTE.
DATE CORRECTED: Halea has been notified that she was given an incorrect date. Originally the story said the filing window ended on August 15. That was incorrect. The filing window runs from July 27 through August 26. The date in the story has been corrected……… Do you want to make a difference for the students in your school district by serving on the school board? You’re in luck as the petition filing time opens soon — July 27 and runs through Aug. 15 at noon — with open positions in all five Greene County school districts.
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