Indiana

You must show a photo ID to vote in Indiana.

Registered voters need an identification number or a copy of acceptable ID to vote by mail.

Indiana ID Requirements for Voting In Person

Acceptable IDs 

To meet Indiana’s voter ID requirements, your ID:

  • Must display your photo
  • Must show a name that matches your voter registration record (an exact match is not needed)
  • Must be issued by the state of Indiana or US Federal government 
  • Must be current or expired after November 8, 2022
    • An expiration date is not required or may be “indefinite” if it was issued by the US Department of Defense, Veteran Affairs or Administration, branch of uniformed services, Merchant Marine, or Indiana National Guard.

Common forms of acceptable ID include: 

  • Indiana driver’s license or Indiana-issued photo ID card
  • Military ID
  • US Passport or Passport Card 
  • Student ID from an Indiana state school
    • Student ID from a private institution cannot be used for voting purposes in Indiana. 
    • Your student ID must meet the voter ID requirements listed above.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Registered Indiana voters must show a photo ID at the polls to cast a regular ballot.

If you are a registered voter but do not present a valid ID at the polling place, you may cast a provisional ballot. For your ballot to count, you have until noon 10 days after the election to provide an acceptable ID or sign an affirmation that one of the law’s exceptions applies.

Exceptions include:

  • The indigent
  • Those with a religious objection to being photographed
  • Those living in state-licensed facilities that serve as their precinct’s polling place

Get in touch with VoteRiders  if you have questions or need free help securing ID.

You do not need a “REAL ID” to vote in Indiana.

Your driver’s license or state ID card will show a star if it meets REAL ID requirements under federal law.

Get in touch with VoteRiders if you have questions or need free help securing ID.

No. Poll workers are not authorized to rely on an image or photocopy to satisfy the requirement of presenting an acceptable ID.

Yes. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will issue a free state ID card if you indicate that you need it to be able to vote. 

Visit the Indiana BMV or Get in touch with VoteRiders if you have questions or need free help securing ID.

Voting by Mail

Only certain voters are eligible to vote absentee in Indiana.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

In order to vote absentee in Indiana, you must meet ONE of the following:

  • You have a specific, reasonable expectation you will be absent from the county on Election Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6am-6pm)
  • You have a disability
  • You are at least 65 years of age
  • You will have official election duties outside of your voting precinct
  • You are scheduled to work at your regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6am-6pm)
  • You will be confined or will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6am-6pm)
  • You will be prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6am-6pm)
  • You are a participant in the state’s address confidentiality program
  • You are a member of the Indiana National Guard deployed or on assignment inside Indiana or a public safety officer
  • You are a “serious sex offender” as defined in Indiana code 35-42-4-14(a)
  • You are unable to access your polling location due to lack of transportation

As of July 1, 2023, ID or identifying information will be required to submit a paper application for an absentee ballot.

To request an absentee ballot by paper application you must provide: 

The last four digits of your Social Security number

AND

One of either:

  • Ten digit ID number from your Indiana driver’s license or Indiana state ID

OR 

  • Voter registration record number

Or, instead, you may provide a photocopy of one of the following types of ID:

  • Indiana driver’s license
  • Indiana state ID 
  • An acceptable photo ID

As of July 1, 2023, ID or identifying information will be required to request an absentee ballot online.

To request an absentee ballot online you must provide ONE of the following ID numbers:

  • Last four digits of your Social Security number 
  • Ten digit ID number from your Indiana driver’s license
  • Ten digit ID number from your Indiana state ID 
  • Voter registration record number

If it is determined that your signature on the absentee ballot security envelope affidavit does not correspond to the signature on your absentee ballot application, in the electronic poll book, or any signature yours that is maintained in the statewide voter registration system, not later than the close of business two (2) business days after the signature mismatch determination the county board will:

  1. mail a notice by first class United States mail to your registration address;
  2. email the notice to you if your email address is available; and
  3. call you by telephone to provide notice of the signature mismatch determination, if your telephone number is available;

Your absentee ballot will be counted if it is otherwise valid and you cure the signature mismatch not later than noon, prevailing local time, eight (8) days after election day.

If your absentee ballot is missing your signature on the security envelope affidavit, you can cure this mistake by:

  1. signing and delivering an “affidavit of unsigned ballot” in person or by mail, fax, or email so that it is received by the county election board or board of elections and registration not later than noon eight (8) days after election day;or
  2. completing and filing an “affidavit of unsigned ballot” with the inspector or other chief election official of the precinct or vote center within the county before the close of the polls on election day.

Your absentee ballot will be counted if the board determines that the signatures match and there are no other challenges that have been made to the ballot.

The same notice procedure described above regarding mismatched signatures applies in cases of a missing signature as well.