Mike Wolanin | The Republic A view of the new voting machines on the first day of early voting at NexusPark in Columbus, Ind., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.
It’s primary day, and whether you are Democrat, Republican or none of the above, here is what you need to know as you head out to cast your ballot today.
Where to vote
Registered voters may vote at any of the 14 vote centers that will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the following locations:
- Flintwood Wesleyan Church, 5300 25th St., Columbus
- St. Johns Masonic Lodge, 4131 Rocky Ford Road, Columbus
- NexusPark, 2380 25th St., Columbus
- Donner Center, 739 22nd St., Columbus
- River of Living Water Christian Church, 51 N. Brooks St., Columbus
- Bartholomew County Government Office Building, 440 Third St., Columbus
- Terrace Lake Church, 4260 W. County Road 200S., Columbus
- Westside Community Church, 124 Tipton Lakes Blvd., Columbus
- Elizabethtown Fire Station, 700 Washington St., Elizabethtown
- Hope Moravian Church, 202 Main St., Hope
- Clifford Fire Station, 7850 N. Depot St., Hope
- German Township Fire Station, 9428 Main St., Taylorsville
- Ogilville United Methodist Church, 11910 S. State Road 58, Columbus
- Bartholomew County REMC, 1697 W. Deaver Road, Columbus
Requirements to vote
Voters need to be Bartholomew County residents and have been registered to vote by April 8 to vote in this election.
Voters need a valid ID, which can be a driver’s license, passport, military ID or state college photo ID, according to the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office. A student ID from a private institution cannot be used to vote.
The local branch of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 4445 Ray Boll Blvd., will have extended hours today from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for people who need driver’s licenses or identification cards to vote.
For questions about ID requirements, voters can call the Bartholomew County Clerk’s Office at 812-379-1604 or go to indianavoters.in.gov.
How primary elections work
Because it is a primary, voters must select the Republican ballot or Democratic ballot. It is not possible to vote for candidates in both parties.
The winners of today’s primary races will receive the nomination from their respective parties to run in the general election this fall.
What’s at stake?
The Democratic and Republican nominations for several federal, state and local offices are up for grabs in today’s election, including governor, U.S. Senate, Indiana’s 6th Congressional District, Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, the Indiana House of Representatives, among other offices.
Locally, party nominations for Bartholomew County Commissioners and Bartholomew County Council also will be decided in today’s election.
The results
The results will be posted on the Bartholomew County Clerk’s website bartholomew.in.gov/clerk. To follow The Republic’s coverage of the primary, visit therepublic.com.
Last call for absentee-by-mail ballots
Bartholomew County election officials must receive absentee-by-mail ballots by 6 p.m. today in order for them to be counted. Voters who have requested absentee-by-mail ballots but have not mailed them back can drop off their completed ballot in person at the Bartholomew County Courthouse, 123 Washington St., by 6 p.m.
Who’s on the ballot?
Visit indianavoters.in.gov to view your ballot in today’s primary
For more coverage
To follow The Republic’s coverage of the primary, visit therepublic.com.
Last call for absentee-by-mail ballots
Bartholomew County election officials must receive absentee-by-mail ballots by 6 p.m. today in order for them to be counted. Voters who have requested absentee-by-mail ballots but have not mailed them back can drop off their completed ballot in person at the Bartholomew County Courthouse, 123 Washington St., by 6 p.m.
