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HAMILTON COUNTY BRANCHES OPEN FOR EXTENDED HOURS

BMV license branches in Carmel, Fishers, and Noblesville will extend hours of operation on Monday, November 9, and Tuesday, November 10, to issue state identification cards and driver's licenses that may be needed for identification when voting. Extended hours of operation on Monday, November 9, will be 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Extended hours on Tuesday, November 10, will be 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
 



Indiana residents may register to vote at any license branch in any county. You do not need to present documents of identification to register to vote at a license branch; however, you must complete a driver's license or identification card transaction.

You may register to vote at any time. However, to vote in a primary or general election, you must be registered at least 29 days before that election. A mail-in voter registration application must be postmarked at least 29 days before that election. Some military voters and their family members can register until noon on election day.

Some of Indiana's document requirements include birth certificates or other pieces of identification available from state or county offices of vital records.

Photo Identification To Vote

Indiana law requires residents to present a government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot at the polls on Election Day. Your photo identification must meet all of the following four criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes:

  • Display your photo; AND
  • Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record; AND
  • Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 7, 2006); AND
  • Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government.

The BMV offers identification cards for Indiana residents who do not drive. To obtain an identification card, you must visit a license branch and present the required documents of identification. To obtain a free identification card for voting purposes, you must visit a license branch with the requirement documentation and state that you need a free identification card for voting purposes.

2008 Free ID Cards Issued Statewide
November 4 2,888
November 3 2,603
May 7 - November 1 108,496
January 1 - May 6 79,962
Total (through November 4) 193,949
2007 Free ID Cards Issued Statewide
November 7 - December 31 22,699
May 9 - November 6 89,709
January 1 - May 8 62,896
Total 175,304

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