The League of Women Voters of Hamilton County is urging local residents to use Vote411.org as they prepare for Indiana’s May 5 primary election, promoting the website as a nonpartisan tool for checking candidate information, polling places and other voting details. The local league says the site is designed to help voters build a plan before heading to the polls. Vote411 is operated by the League of Women Voters Education Fund and includes ballot, registration, polling place and early-voting information.
In a local news release, League of Women Voters of Hamilton County President Lisa Dick said the group considers Vote411 “the best online election resource” for getting ready to vote. The league said it launched its local push in time for early voting, added a Vote411 banner on the courthouse lawn in Noblesville and placed yard signs with QR codes at early-voting sites so voters can review ballots and candidate information on their phones while waiting in line.
The local league said Hamilton County voters who go to Vote411.org can enter their home address and receive a ballot guide tailored to their area. According to the release, voters can then see offices on their ballot along with candidate biographies and responses submitted directly by campaigns. The league said it contacted all candidates running in this year’s primary and does not edit the responses before they are posted.
The timing is important for Hamilton County voters. The county’s 2026 primary election is Tuesday, May 5, and Hamilton County officials say polls on Election Day will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. The county also notes that ballots vary by precinct, so voters should confirm their exact polling place or review a sample ballot before Election Day.
For Fishers-area voters who want to cast ballots before May 5, Hamilton County offers early voting at Roy G. Holland Memorial Park Building and the Billericay Park Building in Fishers. Those sites are open April 22-23 and April 29-30 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., and April 24-25 and May 1-2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hamilton County voters may also vote early at county sites in Noblesville, Carmel and Westfield. County officials say no application is required for in-person early voting, but voters must bring an acceptable photo ID.
Hamilton County’s Elections Office says the May primary ballot includes a long list of federal, state and county contests, including U.S. House District 5, several Indiana House and Senate districts, sheriff, prosecutor, clerk, assessor, coroner, county commissioner and county council races, along with township offices in some parts of the county. School board races, including Hamilton Southeastern board seats, are listed for the November general election rather than the May primary.
The voter registration deadline for the primary was April 6, according to Hamilton County, so unregistered residents can no longer sign up in time for the May 5 election. Voters who qualify to cast an absentee ballot by mail had until April 23 to submit an application online by midnight, or by 4:30 p.m. if submitting it in person or by mail to the Elections Office.
Indiana’s primary is effectively a party-ballot election, meaning voters choose either a Democratic or Republican ballot for the primary. In the general election in November, voters are not limited to one party’s nominees on the ballot. Vote411 and the county election website both offer tools that can help voters review what will appear on their ballot before they cast it.