Absentee Voting has Changed In Indiana

Voter Registration and Absentee Forms

There is a lot of information out there on Absentee Voting. Here is all that we know:

If you are a registered voter in the State of Indiana you can submit an ABS-MAIL, ABS-POR CORREO, or ABS-TRAVELING BOARD application by following these steps:

  1. Click this link: "Visit My Voter Portal"

  2. Enter your registration information exactly as it appears on your current voter registration

  3. Respond to the prompts on the page as they appear (NOTE: You will be asked to opt-in to Two-Factor Authentication or, if already enrolled, enter your 2FA credentials, before accessing your personalized voter portal page. This is optional.)

  4. When you reach your Voter Portal (the page that says “Welcome” at the top and lists your address), click the blue “Vote By Mail”, “Por Correo”, or “Traveling Board” button to access your desired online absentee application form.

NOTE: This website works best when viewed in the Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari browsers. Internet Explorer is not recommended.

VOTER REGISTRATION

With the exception of military and overseas voters, voter registration closes 29-days before each election. Paper forms must include a “wet” signature, and be mailed or hand-delivered to voter registration officials on or before the statewide deadline.

Statewide Voter Registration Deadline - October 7, 2024

ABSENTEE BALLOT FORMS

Vote by Mail Application Deadline: October 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM (local prevailing time)

Absentee Ballot Deadline: received by CEB not later than 6 PM (local prevailing time), November 5, 2024, except for overseas voters (see below)

Vote In Person at the Clerk's Office from October 8, 2024, through NOON (local prevailing time), Monday, November 4, 2024

ABS-In Person application not available for download from this site. Contact your County Election Administrator for an application. Be sure to bring a valid photo ID to absentee vote in-person.

Traveling Board Application Deadline: NOON (local prevailing time), Monday, November 4, 2024

Military and Overseas

Please use Federal Post Card Application or FPCA

  • Vote by Mail - Application Deadline: October 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM, local prevailing time; Ballot Deadline: for all overseas voters, the absentee ballot envelope must be postmarked by November 5, 2024, and received by the county not later than NOON (local prevailing time), Friday, November 15, 2024

  • Vote by Email or Fax - Application deadline: NOON (local prevailing time), Monday, November 4, 2024; Ballot Deadline: emailed or faxed ballot must be received not later than 6 PM (local prevailing time), Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Federal Post Card Application (FPCA): Used by military and overseas voters to 1) register to vote and 2) request an absentee ballot in all elections for one calendar year. The absentee application expires on December 31 each year.

Federal Post Card Application (FPCA)

Voters with Print Disabilities

ABS-VPD: Voters with Print Disabilities Combined Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Application

A voter with print disabilities is an individual who is unable to independently mark a paper ballot or ballot card due to blindness, low vision, or a physical disability that impairs manual dexterity.

A voter who meets this definition may use the ABS-VPD form, which is a combined form that will both register a person to vote or update an existing registration and serve as a request for an absentee ballot for all elections held during the calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The voter must attest that the individual meets the legal definition of a “voter with print disabilities” to complete and submit the ABS-VPD form with county or state officials.

By using the ABS-VPD form, a voter with print disabilities requesting an absentee ballot to be sent by email will receive a link to the county’s OmniBallot website, an online balloting tool created by Democracy Live. This platform allows a voter who is visually impaired or blind, or has impaired manual dexterity, to use screen reader technology to vote an absentee ballot privately and independently at home. The OmniBallot tool will also allow the voter to add the voter’s signature to the ABS-25 Voter Affidavit either using their cursor or other assistive device to affix the signature by hand or by typing in the voter’s name, both of which will populate the signature line.

A demonstration site for the OmniBallot tool is available here. You will need enter the following information into the test site to access it:

  • First Name: enter Sample

  • Last Name: enter Voter

  • Date of Birth: enter 1/1/1999

  • County: enter Demo

  • PIN: enter 1234

For voters with print disabilities using the ABS-VPD form, the deadlines for the upcoming election are as follows:

To register to vote or update an existing registration to a new precinct, the ABS-VPD form must be filed with the county voter registration official by October 7, 2024 or submitted online by 11:59PM local prevailing time, October 7, 2024.

To vote absentee by email, fax, or mail, the ABS-VPD form must be received by 11:59 PM, local prevailing time, October 24, 2024. The ballot must be received by the county election board not later than 6PM, local prevailing time on Election Day, November 5, 2024, to be counted.

A voter with print disabilities is not required to use the ABS-VPD form to register to vote or to vote absentee. However, if a voter with print disabilities wants to use the OmniBallot platform to receive an accessible absentee ballot that works with screen reader technology, then the ABS-VPD form must be used to request that the county send the voter an absentee ballot by email.

Please see the appropriate section of this web page to learn more about the forms to register to vote or vote absentee by mail, travel board, or in-person during early voting..