Tips on voting:

• All in-person voting early or on Election Day requires you to bring your photo ID. Please do not forget it. Your address on your ID does NOT have to match your registered address. 

• DeKalb County is a vote center county. That means during early voting and on Election Day, as long as you are a registered DeKalb County voter, you can vote at any location in the county.

• If you are turned away from voting for any reason, request that you receive a provisional ballot. Once you vote, that ballot is held for up to 10 days. Within that 10 days you must go to the Election Board located in the courthouse and "cure" your ballot. Curing your ballot means fixing the issue that prevented you from receiving a regular ballot. 

• If you decide to skip voting for a particular race, your ballot is valid, and the races in which you voted will still be counted. 

• No Hoosier voter is registered with any party. This gives voters the flexibility to vote on the best candidate for the job they are applying for, regardless of their party affiliation. In the general election in the fall, no one can tell if you voted for one party over another. 

• Races like township boards and school boards typically have multiple openings, which means you can vote for multiple candidates in that race, but it may say "Select up to 3". That means you can vote for none, one, two, or three candidates in that race. If you use "straight ticket" method, these offices will be left blank. You must make sure you go through all pages of your paper or electronic ballot to make sure the candidates you want selected, are selected before casting your ballot.

 

Thank you for being an engaged neighbor. If you have any questions, please reach out to us.