Voter registration deadline approaching for Indiana residents

By Aprile Rickert, Louisville Public Media | Published on in Government, Politics
Oct. 5 is the deadline for Indiana residents to register to vote in this year's general election. The photo shows an open and empty voting stand displaying an American flag in a voting precinct. The voting room is brightly lit with sunshine coming through glass doors with bright overhead lights. Voters can be seen in the background occupying other voting booths. A man in a wheelchair is in the distance on the left side of the frame. The room sports a terrazzo floor with burgundy and white areas.
Oct. 5 is the deadline for Indiana residents to register to vote in this year's general election. (Justin Hicks / LPM)

There are only a few days left for Indiana residents to register to vote in this year’s general election.

Monday, Oct. 5 is the registration deadline, and Indiana’s nearly month-long early voting period starts the next day.

How to register in Indiana:

  • Online at indianavoters.com, deadline is midnight
  • By close of business at a county clerk’s office
  • Mailed registration applications must be received by the county clerk’s office by close of business.

In-person, early voting starts Oct. 6 in Indiana.

According to USA Facts, only two midterm elections had more than 50% voter turnout since 2000, in 2018 and 2022.

Voters coming out for presidential elections was higher at close to or more than 60%.

School board candidates in Indiana had the option to run with a party label this year.

Indiana’s secretary of state is on the ballot, along with a contested 9th congressional district seat. Voters will elect Indiana state senators and representatives, including a new state representative in District 72. That’s long been held by Ed Clere, who announced this year he would not seek reelection but instead run for mayor of New Albany in 2027 as an Independent.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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