If you register online you are required to provide a valid Indiana driver’s license number or state issued ID number. If you register to vote by mail or in person, you are not required to show identification when registering to vote. However, if you are a first time voter who registered by mail, you may be required to provide additional documentation that matches the address on your voter registration record.
Those meet the following qualifications will need to provide additional documentation:
- You registered to vote in the county between January 1, 2003 and January 1, 2006
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- You registered to vote in the state after January 1, 2006
However, this does not apply if you submitted an application at a license branch or other voter registration agency. If you are a military or overseas voter, or presented this documentation to the county voter registration office with your registration application, you are also exempt from the additional documentation requirement. You should be notified of this requirement when the county receives your registration application or absentee ballot application.
You may present any of the following types of documents to meet the requirement:
- Indiana driver’s license
- Indiana state identification card, with your current name and address
NOTE: An Indiana driver’s license or Indiana state identification card may meet both the photo ID requirement and the valid and current address requirement.
To fulfill the photo ID requirement the document does not need to contain an address that matches the address on the poll list, but must meet the other requirements. However, to meet the additional document requirement, you only need to present a document that contains a matching name and current address to the poll list.
Other documents that meet the additional documentation requirement:
- Any other current and valid photo ID that contains your current name and address
- A current utility bill with your current name and address
- A bank statement with your current name and address
- A government check with your current name and address
- A paycheck with your current name and address
- Other government documents that show your current name and address
