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Your Right to VoteSubmitted by John Clower on May 5, 2008 - 2:16pm.
From ACLU Indiana: Attention Indiana Voters! 1. When can I vote? You can vote between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. If you are in line at 6:00 p.m., you have the right to vote. 2. Am I eligible? To vote in the state of Indiana, you must: * Be a citizen of the United States (Includes persons born in Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands). * Be a resident of Indiana. * Be 18 years of age on the date of the next general election. * Be validly registered to vote. * If you have been convicted of a crime and completed your sentence of imprisonment, you are still eligible to vote after you have validly re-registered. 3. I'm registered. How do I vote? As a registered voter, you can vote by regular ballot after presenting valid photo identification and signing the poll list. If you cannot provide acceptable photo identification on election day, you can still vote by provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot, please call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to verify what steps are needed to ensure that it is counted. * To be valid, your photo ID must: be issued by the State of Indiana or the United States government and have an expiration date that either (a) is not expired or (b) expired after the date of the last general election. Examples include: an Indiana driver's license, an Indiana photo ID card, a U.S. Military ID (with or without an expiration date), a U.S. passport or an Indiana public university ID. * If you have recently moved within the same precinct, you may vote in that precinct after affirming your new address and filling out a new voter registration on the spot. If you have recently moved to another precinct in the same county, you may vote in your former precinct after making an affirmation. If you have recently (within 30 days of the election) moved to another county in Indiana, you may vote in your former precinct after executing an affidavit. If you have recently moved from Indiana to another state (within 30 days of the election) in a presidential election year, you may vote in your former precinct after executing an affidavit. * You DO NOT need to have your voter registration identification card with you when you cast your ballot. * You can take minor children into the voting booth with you. 4. What if this is my first time? * You can vote by regular ballot. If you registered by mail and have not previously provided photo identification, you will need to bring some form of identification on election day. If you bring your Indiana driver's license or another type of Indiana photo ID card with your current name and address, you DO NOT need any further documentation. Otherwise, you will need one of the following forms of identification (showing your current name and address) in addition to a photo ID: any other valid photo ID, a current utility bill, a bank statement, a government check, a paycheck, or any other government document. * If you do not have photo identification and did not previously include a copy of your identification with you voter registration application, you can still vote by provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot, please call 1-866-OUR-VOTE to verify what steps are needed to ensure that it is counted. 5. What if I need help? If you are blind, disabled, cannot read or write, or cannot read or write in English, you may be assisted by a person of your choice or by the two election judges assigned to your precinct polling place. Your person of choice cannot be your employer or agent of your employer or an officer or agent of your union. * If you are disabled or 65 years of age or older, you have the option to request another polling location if your current one is not accessible. You must submit an application to vote at the alternate polling place at least 10 days before the election. |
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