Request your absentee or mail ballot in Indiana

• Earliest day to apply: Available as soon as voter registration is open
• Request deadline (online): 12 days before Election Day
• Request deadline (by mail): Received by 12 days before Election Day
• Request deadline (in person): 12 days before Election Day
• Deadline to return your ballot (by mail): Received by Election Day
• Deadline to return your ballot (in person): Received by Election Day

1. Visit the Indiana absentee ballot website.
2. Fill out all of the required information.
3. Hit save or submit when you are done.
4. The deadline to apply online is 12 days before Election Day.

1. Download the Indiana absentee ballot application.
2. Fill out all of the required fields.
3. Print the application.
4. Sign and date your application. This is very important.
5. Mail or hand-deliver your completed application directly to your local election office as soon as possible, but no later than the deadline.
6. If it’s close to the deadline, call your local election office and see if they will let you submit your application via email or fax.
7. Your application must be received by 12 days before Election Day.

1. Visit your local election office.
2. Ask the clerk to give you an absentee ballot application.
3. Fill out all of the required fields.
4. Sign and date your application.
5. The deadline to apply in person is 12 days before Election Day.

1. Carefully read and follow the instructions, and fill out all required fields.
2. Sign and date the outside envelope.
3. Mail or hand-deliver your ballot to your local election office.
4. If you mail your ballot, it must be received by Election Day.
5. If you hand-deliver your ballot, it must be received by Election Day.
6. If you miss the deadline – or forget to sign the outside envelope – your vote will not be counted.

• ID required when requesting a mail-in ballot:
  • Online applications: You can request your absentee ballot online if you are already registered to vote in Indiana and can locate your voter registration record in the My Voter Portal.
  • Paper applications: To submit a paper application by mail or email, you have two options for ID.
  • Option 1: One of the following numbers
    • Indiana driver’s license or non-driver ID number
    • Voter ID number from Voter Registration record
    • Last 4 digits of your Social Security Number
  • Option 2: A copy of a government-issued photo ID: The ID must be current or have expired after November 8, 2022. Acceptable photo IDs include:
    • Indiana driver's license or non-driver ID card issued by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
    • US passport or passport card
    • Tribal ID with photo
    • Military ID
• ID required when returning a mail-in ballot:

  You are not required to submit ID with your voted by-mail ballot unless you are a first-time voter and did not provide proof of residence with your by-mail ballot request. In this case, acceptable forms of ID can be a state-issued ID where the address matches their registration, or a bank statement, utility bill, etc.

Track your ballot here: Indiana absentee ballot tracker

Ballot curing is the process of resolving any problems with your absentee or mail ballot to ensure that your vote is counted. After tracking your ballot, contact your local election office to fix any issues that have been noted.

Some states have special procedures that allow you to obtain an emergency ballot if a medical or other emergency occurs after the standard absentee ballot application window.

Emergency Ballot Rules

Dates & Deadlines

• Emergency ballot request ends Election Day
• Emergency ballot return deadline is 6PM Election Day

Contact your local election office