Overview
- Hoosiers voted Tuesday in the first statewide election enforcing Senate Bill 10’s stricter photo ID rules after an appeals court lifted a lower-court block.
- Early voting jumped in central Indiana, with Marion County logging 19,893 ballots, Hamilton about 14,500, and Hendricks 6,978, outpacing recent primaries despite no statewide races.
- County clerks said sheriff and judge contests drew many voters, with steady traffic reported at sites in Clark, Floyd, Marion, and Hamilton counties.
- The law now requires a state or federal photo ID such as an Indiana driver’s license, a state ID card, a U.S. passport, or a military ID, and student IDs do not qualify.
- The BMV opened 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to issue free nondriver IDs to eligible voters, and all nine U.S. House primaries were on the ballot, including a four-way Democratic race in the 9th District to face Rep. Erin Houchin.