Voter Info for Military / Overseas Voters
The following is detailed information on who qualifies as a military or overseas voter under Indiana law. If you need more information, please contact us at [email protected]
Deadlines for Military and Overseas Voters
Primary Election
- Voter Registration and Updates
Monday, April 27, 2026
- Application / Request
Monday, May 4th, 2026
- Voting
Friday, May 15, 2026, by 12:00 PM EST, postmarked on or before Tuesday, May 5th, 2026.
General Election
- Voter Registration and Updates
Monday, October 26th, 2026
- Application / Request
By Mail: Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
By Email and Fax: Monday, November 2nd, 2026 by 12:00 PM EST
- Voting
Friday, November 13th, 2026, by 12:00 PM EST, postmarked on or before November 3rd, 2026.
Who is a military voter?
- A member of the armed services or a merchant marine absent from residence due to active service within the U.S. or "overseas" (includes Canada);
- An Indiana National Guard member deployed outside of Indiana; or
- A spouse or dependent of these service members.
I.C. 3-5-2-1.5
Who is an overseas voter?
- An absent uniform services voter who is outside of the U.S. on Election Day;
- A family member of a service member who is outside of the U.S. on Election Day (spouse or dependent);
- A civilian living outside of the U.S., either temporarily or indefinitely, but otherwise eligible to vote in Indiana.
I.C. 3-5-2-34.5
Registration Deadline for RECENTLY DISCHARGED or TRANSFERRED military voters:
Certain recently discharged or transferred military voters can register (and vote absentee in the clerk's office) through noon on Election Day.
See form ABS-13 for details. Not every military voter qualifies.
I.C. 3-7-36-14
Registration and absentee ballot application for military and overseas voters:
FPCA Standard Form 76 is a combined registration and absentee ballot application. This form and instructions are available at the Federal Voting Assistance Program website: www.fvap.gov.
Additional Absentee Voting Information
If voting by mail:
- The absentee ballot envelope is postmarked not later than the date of the election; and
- The absentee ballot is received no later than noon, local prevailing time, on the deadline for counting provisional ballots, November 13, 2026.
If voting by e-mail or fax, the ballot must be returned by email or fax not later than 6:00 PM, local prevailing time, on Election Day.
Military or overseas voters casting their ballot by e-mail or fax must sign an affidavit stating that they understand their ballot cannot be a secret ballot. Once we receive your absentee ballot application, we will send the corresponding affidavit with your ballot. The Election Board has a bipartisan team that must reformat the ballot to ensure it is official and tabulatable.
