Voters in primary face registration deadlines

After candidates did the work to get on Indiana’s primary election ballot, it’s prospective voters’ turn to do the work to be able to vote.

Deadlines loom for voters to register to vote for the first time, correct out-of-date names or addresses on voter registration rolls, or apply for absentee ballots to be mailed to them.

Hoosiers wanting to check their voter registration status can do so anytime at indianavoters.com. After signing in, voters can change outdated name or address information if needed or by visiting the voter registration office at Wayne County’s courthouse.

Here are key dates for Indiana voters planning to register or cast ballots this spring:

• April 6: Voter registration deadline, by 4:30 p.m. in person at the Wayne County courthouse, 301 E. Main St., Richmond, or 11:59 p.m. online at indianavoters.com. A 17-year-old may register and vote in the primary if they’ll turn 18 by the November election. In-person voting begins April 7 at the courthouse.
• April 23: Deadline to apply for an absentee ballot by mail. Voters must complete an ABS-Mail application form and ensure it’s received by that date at their county voter registration office. Applications received after the deadline, even if it’s postmarked before that date, can’t be processed. Ballots can be requested by calling 765-973-9304, emailing voters@waynecounty.in.gov or downloading the form at indianavoters.in.gov/MVPHome/PrintDocuments.
• To cast a ballot by mail, voters must meet one of 12 qualifications including factors like being 65 or older, having a disability, caring for a confined individual, working for the full 12 hours the polls are open or lack of transportation.