Hoosier voters will soon be receiving postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Election Division as part of statewide voter registration list maintenance.
A news release issued Monday said the goal is to identify outdated, duplicate, and inaccurate voter registrations to improve the accuracy and integrity of Indiana’s list.
There are currently 4,644,046 registered voters in Indiana.
Residents don’t necessarily have to respond upon receipt of an initial postcard.
But if a postcard is returned as undeliverable, a second postcard will be sent to the forwardable address on file with the U.S. Postal Service. The second postcard will ask a voter to confirm or update their residence address or cancel their Indiana voter registration using a postage pre-paid voter response card. Hoosiers who receive a second postcard should follow the instructions to complete and return the pre-addressed, postage-paid response card to the Election Division.
This process is required by federal and state law.
The release said a registration “flagged” as inaccurate by this process can only be canceled by a county voter registration board if the flagged registration is not utilized for voting in two successive federal elections. Voters can correct or update a flagged registration by mail, in-person at their county clerk’s office, or at the polls when they vote in a primary or general election.
The next election in Indiana is the primary on May 5, 2026. The general election is Nov. 3, 2026.
This process has led to approximately 800,000 inactive or outdated voter registrations being canceled in Indiana over the past two list maintenance cycles, according to the release.
“Sending these postcards is an essential step in maintaining clean and accurate voter rolls,” Secretary of State Diego Morales said. “It helps identify outdated or incorrect information and ensures our voter registration lists reflect current, eligible voters. This process is vital to protecting the integrity of our elections and upholding voter confidence across Indiana.”
To learn more about the process, click here.
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