Voters who want to cast a ballot to help pick their party’s candidate for city or town council, clerk-treasurer, judge or mayor have less than a week to make sure they are registered to vote.
The voter registration deadline is Monday. Voters have until midnight that day to register online, or until 4:30 p.m. to register in-person. The election is May 7, and voters in the county will have two weeks of early voting options come April 22.
This spring, voters will cast ballots in multiple contested races on the Republican ballot, including town councils in Bargersville, Edinburgh, Prince’s Lakes, Trafalgar, Greenwood, Whiteland and Franklin. Greenwood voters will choose a Republican candidate for mayor, and other towns have clerk-treasurers and judges on their ballots.
Most voters in the county have decisions to make, except for voters in New Whiteland, where there aren’t any primary races this year. Democrats will not have a ballot, as there are no contested races at this time. Republicans who win the primary will face off against a Democratic and possibly independent candidate this fall. Democrats and independents have until July to slate a candidate for the general election.
A Franklin schools referendum for funding to increase teacher salaries and provide students with more access to mental health services will also be on the primary ballot, which all registered voters in Franklin, Union and Needham Townships will be allowed to vote on. Some of those voters wouldn’t normally vote in a municipal election.
But in order to cast a ballot, you must be registered to vote.
Residents who want to vote in the primary election are encouraged to check and see if their registration is still active and all the information is up to date.
State law requires election workers to clean up voter rolls, and voters who have not cast a ballot in two federal elections are marked inactive. Johnson County has about 3,000 inactive voters, Johnson County Deputy Clerk Reagan Higdon said.
People who have been removed from the voter rolls can vote again once they register. If they register by Monday, they can vote in the next election.
Voters can register, check their registration status or update their information online by visiting www.indianavoters.in.gov. They can also download a voter registration form to mail in and view their ballot ahead of time.
Another option is to visit the local voter registration office in the basement of the Johnson County Courthouse, 5 E. Jefferson Street.
After the primary election, election workers will work on a larger voter roll clean up slated to begin in late May, Higdon said.
Those who plan to vote in the municipal election in the fall have until Oct. 7 to register.
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For residents who want to vote in the upcoming primary election, the deadline to register is approaching.
The voter registration deadline is Monday. Voters have until midnight that day to register online, or until 4:30 p.m. to register in-person.
Voters can register, check their registration status or update their information online by visiting www.indianavoters.in.gov. They can also download a voter registration form to mail in and view their ballot ahead of time.
Another option is to visit the local voter registration office in the basement of the Johnson County Courthouse, 5 E. Jefferson Street.
As of now, all cities and towns besides New Whiteland will have primary races. There are no contested Democrat races, so most cities and towns will only have Republican ballots. Franklin Schools has proposed a referendum for the May primary, which all registered voters in Franklin, Union and Needham Townships will be encouraged to vote on.
Those who plan to vote in the municipal election in the fall have until Oct. 7 to register.
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