If you haven’t already voted early or absentee, Tuesday, Nov. 6 is your last chance to do it. Here’s how.
Election Day voting
Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. On Election Day, you must visit the poll for the precinct in which you live to vote.
Where to vote
Read carefully below. Some polling places have changed since the primary in the spring and since the last general election last fall.
Hamblen 1: Sprunica Baptist Church, 3902 Sprunica Road (no longer at Sprunica Elementary)
Hamblen 2: Hickory Ridge Community Center, 2314 Hickory Ridge Lane
Hamblen 3: Church of the Lakes, 8844 Nineveh Road
Jackson 1 and 2: Fruitdale Volunteer Fire Department, 5200 State Road 135 (Bean Blossom)
Jackson 3 and 4: Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department, 4831 Helmsburg Road
Van Buren: Southern Brown Volunteer Fire Department, 4040 State Road 135 South (no longer at Van Buren Elementary)
Washington 1: North Salem United Methodist Church, 7718 State Road 46 East
Washington 2: Parkview Church of the Nazarene, 1750 State Road 46 East (inside the church, not the Family Life Building)
Washington 3: New Life Community Church, 1450 State Road 135 North
Washington 4: County Office Building, 201 N. Locust Lane
Not sure?
To check which precinct you live in and where you should go to vote, visit indianavoters.com or call the Brown County clerk’s office at 812-988-5510.
Early voting
Any Brown County voter can vote in person on the first floor of the County Office Building, 201 Locust Lane in Nashville, during the following dates and times:
Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 2.
Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon
ID requirements
All walk-in absentee and Election Day voters need to present a government-issued photo identification prior to voting. The ID must state the name of the voter; contain his or her photograph; have an expiration date and still be valid, or expired after Nov. 8, 2016; and be issued by Indiana or the United States government.
Ballot format
Absentee and Election Day in-person voting will be conducted on touch screen machines. The only way to get a paper ballot is to request an application by mail; that request deadline closed Oct. 29.
Straight-party tickets
If you plan to vote a straight-party ticket — automatically voting for all candidates of a particular party — you’ll have to mark your choices on some races separately. Straight-party voting does not include at-large races, such as county council, town council or township board, said Brown County Clerk Brenda Woods. These races need to be marked separately.
Learn about candidates
The Brown County Democrat published an election guide with the help of the League of Women Voters of Brown County, asking questions of most candidates for office. Read their answers here: http://www.bcdemocrat.com/2018/10/01/special-publication-brown-county-fall-2018-election-guide/
Any questions?
Voters are encouraged to contact the clerk’s office at 812-988-5510.
