By The Paper staff
WABASH COUNTY, Ind. – The last day to register to vote or update an address to vote in the May election is Monday, April 9, 2018, at 4 p.m. in the Wabash County Clerk’s office.
Residents may also register to vote online up until 12:00 midnight, April 9, at www.indianavoters.com. To register online one must have a valid Indiana Driver’s License or Indiana State issued ID. Voters may also update their address on that same website.
Those who are 17 years old, but will be 18 by the Nov. 6 election, may register to vote and are eligible to vote in the May primary.
If an address needs updated with Voter Registration records, do so no later than April 9th.
Early voting will start in the County Clerk’s office on Tuesday April 10th, 2018 and will continue until Monday, May 7, at noon. Voting hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, the Clerk’s office will be open for early voting only on Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Satellite/Early voting will also be on Saturday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Timbercrest Retirement Home in North Manchester and Liberty Township Fire Station in LaFontaine.
Satellite/Early voting will also be on Saturday, May 5, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Peabody Retirement Home in North Manchester and Liberty Township Fire Station in LaFontaine.
The last day the clerk’s office may receive an application to vote by mail is Monday, April 30. Voters that want to vote absentee by mail must indicate in writing the specific reason they need to vote by mail. Please contact our office to request an absentee application.
The County Election Board strongly encourages voters to avail themselves of the early voting days and hours starting April 10.
If a voter is interested in having the absentee traveling board come to their home for assistance with voting, please call our office at 260-563-0661, ext 1238 to make those arrangements.
Clerk Elaine Martin encourages Facebook users to follow her office’s page at Wabash County Elections & Voter Registration for regular updates dealing with early voting hours, Saturday voting in the Clerk’s office and at our Satellite offices in North Manchester and Lafontaine.