Voter Information
Information on this page is provided as a helpful guide for voters. For official information and answers to specific questions contact the Voter Registration Office at (812) 649-6017.
Voter Registration
The deadline for registration in the May 6, 2008 Primary Election is Monday, April 7th. To register, fill out and print the registration form and then return it to the voter registration office located in the County Clerk's Office at the courthouse in Rockport. The form must be hand delivered or postmarked by the registration deadline.
To be eligible to register, you must have lived in the precinct where you will vote for at least 30 days before the election, be at least 18 years old on or before election day, and be a U.S. citizen. You can't vote if you don't register. Register today!
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Absentee Voting
The deadline for the Clerk to receive absentee-by-mail applications is Monday, April 28th in order for the absentee ballot to be sent out by mail. (Deadline for confined voters and persons caring for confined voters is noon on May 5th.) The last day to vote absentee in-person at the courthouse is noon on November 5th.Click on the links below for printable fill-in absentee ballot applications. Absentee Ballot Application Absentee Ballot By Mail Application
As a registered voter in Indiana, you are eligible to vote absentee-in-person at your county election board office. In order to vote absentee-by-mail, you must fit into one of the following criteria:
- You have a specific, reasonable expectation that you will be absent from the county on Election Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6 am until 6 pm).
- 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.
- You will be confined due to illness or injury or you will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
- You are prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
- You are a participant in the state’s address confidentiality program.
Polling Stations
Not sure where to go to vote? Call the voter registration office at (812) 649-6017. You can also check your voter registration and polling place online at http://www.IndianaVoters.com. Precincts and their polling places are listed below:
| Spencer County Polling Stations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct | Location | Town | Precinct | Location | Town |
| CARTER 1 | PARISH HALL | MARIAH HILL | HARRISON 2 | FULDA SPORTSMAN'S CLUB | FULDA |
| CARTER 2 | COMMUNITY CENTER | DALE | HARRISON 3 | COMMUNITY CENTER | ST. MEINRAD |
| CARTER 3 | COMMUNITY CENTER | DALE | HUFF | ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH | EVANSTON |
| CARTER 4 | TOWN HALL | SANTA CLAUS | JACKSON | TOWN HALL | GENTRYVILLE |
| CLAY 1 | LINCOLN TRAIL ELEMENTARY | LAMAR | LUCE 1 | GOVERNMENT CENTER | RICHLAND |
| CLAY 2 | ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CH | SANTA CLAUS | LUCE 2 | GOVERNMENT CENTER | RICHLAND |
| CLAY 3 | ST. NICHOLAS CATHOLIC CH | SANTA CLAUS | LUCE 3 | FIRE STATION | HATFIELD |
| GRASS 1 | YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER | CHRISNEY | OHIO 1 | LIFETIME EDUCATION CENTER | ROCKPORT |
| GRASS 2 | GWALTNEY PARK | MIDWAY | OHIO 2 | LIFETIME EDUCATION CENTER | ROCKPORT |
| HAMMOND 1 | CIVIC CENTER | GRANDVIEW | OHIO 3 | LIFETIME EDUCATION CENTER | ROCKPORT |
| HAMMOND 2 | YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER | CHRISNEY | OHIO 4 | SOUTH SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL | REO |
| HARRISON 1 | COMMUNITY CENTER | ST. MEINRAD | OHIO 5 | SOUTH SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL | REO |
| OHIO 6 | SOUTH SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL | REO | |||
Voter Identification
In order for your vote to count, you must present an acceptable form of identification at your polling place on election day or within 10 days at the county election office. General information regarding acceptable forms of ID and exemptions is listed below. For more specific information regarding voter identification requirements is available at http://www.in.gov/sos/photoid/.
What kinds of ID are acceptable?
A photo ID must meet four criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It must:
- Display the voter's photo.
- Display the voter's name, and the name must conform with the voter registration record.
- Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 7, 2006).
- Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government. In most cases, an Indiana driver's license, Indiana photo ID card, US Passport, or Military ID is sufficient. A student ID from an Indiana State school may only be used if it meets all of the 4 criteria specified above. A student ID from a private institution may not be used for voting purposes.
Are there exemptions to voting with an ID?
Exemptions do exist for the indigent, those with a religious objection to being photographed, and those living in state-licensed facilities that serve as their precinct's polling place. A voter wishing to claim an exemption from the photo ID requirement based on indigence or a religious objection may do so in one of two ways:
- Go the polls on Election Day, and cast a provisional ballot. Within 10 days of the election, visit the county election office and affirm that an exemption applies to the voter.
- Vote absentee-in-person at the county election office before Election Day, and while there, affirm that an exemption applies to the voter.