The Primary Election will be on May 6, 2008,
Polls will be open: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Register to vote

Registration for the May 6, 2007, Primary Election should be done by the end of the first week in April. After that it is too late to register - However, you may already be registered. To check, visit the Statewide Voter Registration System website or call Allen County Voter Registration at 449-7154 at 1 Main Street, City-County Building, Room 132
MORE PLACES TO REGISTER ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

These files are in PDF format. To view a PDF file you need to have adobe acrobat reader, which is available, free of charge at: Adobe's Website

If you are registering to vote in the State of Indiana for the first time, you are required to provide documentation verifying your name and address.

In that case, please forward a copy of one of the following documents that contains your current name and current address printed on the document:

* Current and valid photo identification, such as your Indiana driver's license
* Current utility bill with your name and address
* Current bank statement with your name and address
* Current Government check with your name and address
* Current paycheck with your name and address
* A government document, other than Voter Registration card, that shows your current name and address

You will receive a Voter Registration card in the mail that will indicate your polling place.

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Change Your Registration anytime you change your name or move from one address to another.

Please update your voter registration if your name has changed or if you have moved to a different address in Allen County. You will need to complete the Indiana voter registration application and submit it to the Allen County Board of Voter Registration.

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Early voting

Indiana’s election laws allow voters to cast their ballots prior to Election Day. The earliest you could cast a ballot was October 8th.

Voters must be a registered voter and have one of the following:
. . . . . . a valid Driver’s License, State Issued photo ID, or Military ID.

Voting location is at the Allen County Election Board, located at 1 Main St. Room 136 in the City-County Building.

For more information call the Allen County Election Board 449-7329.

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Find my polling place

If you are not sure where your voting location is, please do one of the following:

1. Visit the Indiana Statewide Voter Registration website.
2. Call Voter Registration at 449-7154

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Absentee ballot

Anyone registered to vote in Fort Wayne who is unable to vote at their precinct on Election Day due to any of the following reasons qualifies to vote absentee:

• Voter expects to be absent from the county on election day
• The voter is confined or is caring for a confined person or is unable to go to the voting place due to illness, injury, or disability
• The voter is at least 65 years of age
• The voter is an absent uniformed services voter or an overseas voter
• The voter expects to have official election duties outside his or her voting precinct
• The voter is scheduled to work at his or her place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.

Here’s how the absentee ballot process works:

1. You have to request that an “absentee ballot application”. You can call Democratic Party Headquarters at (260) 478-8239 to request an absentee ballot application. Or you can download the application from the State of Indiana Website. Absentee Ballot applications are not accepted until August 8, 2007.
    
2. After you return you application, a ballot will be mailed to you. However, no ballots are mailed out until September 27th, and then they are mailed out daily.
    
3. You mail your completed ballot (do not forget to sign it) to the Election Board. Your ballot has to be IN the Election Board office my Monday, October 29th at midnight. Ballots arriving after that time, even with a prior postmark, are not valid.

PLEASE NOTE: If an absentee ballot is mailed to you, your name will be printed in the pollbook as having cast a ballot. You will not be allowed to vote at the voting machine in the polling location unless you obtain a certificate from the election board stating that you returned the ballot to them without voting it. You must present that certificate at the polls in order to vote on the voting machine.

If you have any questions, please contact the Allen County Democrat Headquarters at (260) 478-8239.

For information on Military and Overseas voting, you can download this helpful guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHERE YOU CAN REGISTER TO VOTE

Full Service (on-site registration)

1. Voter Registration:
2. 602 S. Calhoun St, Room 105, Fort Wayne, IN PH 449-7154

2. Bureau of Motor Vehicles:
* Southgate: 302 Pettit Ave E, Ft Wayne, IN PH: 744-0262
* New Haven: 709 Lincoln Hwy W, New Haven, IN PH: 749-5178
* Pine Valley: 10256 Coldwater Rd, Ft Wayne, IN PH: 489-0690

3. Government Offices:
* Allen Circuit Court Clerk, Fort Wayne City Clerk
* New Haven City Clerk-Treasurer
* City of Fort Wayne offices: Fort Wayne City Utilities, Fort Wayne Board of Public Works, Fort Wayne City Controller's Office
* Army/Navy/Air Force/Marines Recruitment offices, Department of Family & Children Services Indiana Workforce Development State Department of Health – WIC

4. Community Agencies:
* Vocational Rehabilitation
* Area Council on Aging

 

Mail in Only Service
1. Print on-line voter registration form
* Allen County Board of Voter Registration website
. . These files are in PDF format. To view a PDF file you need to have adobe acrobat reader, which is available free of charge at: Adobe's Website

2. Government Offices:

County Clerk-Treasurer Offices: Grabill Clerk-Treasurer, Huntertown Clerk-Treasurer, Leo/Cedarville Clerk-Treasurer, Monroeville Clerk-Treasurer, Woodburn Clerk-Treasurer

Township Trustee Offices: Aboite, Adams, Cedar Creek, Eel River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Madison, Marion, Maumee, Milan, Monroe, Perry, Pleasant, Scipio, Springfield, St. Joe, Washington, & Wayne.

3. Schools:
Indiana-Purdue Universities, Bishop Luers HS., Carroll HS., Elmhurst HS., Harlan Elementary, Heritage Jr./Sr. HS., Highland Terrace, Hoagland Elem., New Haven Middle, New Haven HS., New Haven Elem., North Side HS., Northrop HS., Park Hill Learning Center, Paul Harding HS., Snider HS., South Side HS., Southwick Elem.,Village Elem., Wayne HS., Woodburn Elem., & Woodlan JR./Sr. HS.

4. Community Agencies
Allen County Extension Office, Matthew 25 Health & Dental Clinic, Park Center.

5. Public Library Branches:
Aboite Township, Allen County Main Library, Dupont, Georgetown, Harlan, Hessen Cassel, Little Turtle, Monroeville, New Haven, Pontiac, Shawnee, Tecumseh, Waynedale, & Woodburn.