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1 W Superior St, Suite 111
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
** NEW HOURS **
T-F 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(260)449-7154  
(260)449-7946 (fax)

Board Members:

Barry Schust

Maye Johnson

Chief Deputies:

Gwen Sordelet

Sharon Knuth
Voting Absentee PDF Print E-mail

As a registered voter in Allen County, Indiana, you are eligible to vote absentee-in-person in our office located at 1 West Superior Street, beginning 29 days before Election Day.  You do not need to complete an application prior to arriving at our office to vote.

Click here for important absentee voting dates. Exceptions to the dates and deadlines exist for Military and Overseas Voters.

A voter may vote absentee-by-mail if the voter expects to be:

  1. Absent from the county on Election Day and has a specific, reasonable expectation of being absent during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6 am to 6 pm);
  2. Absent from the precinct of the voter's residence on Election Day because of working as a precinct election official, a watcher, a challenger or poll book holder, or as a person employed by an election board to administer the election for which the absentee ballot was requested;
  3. Confined on Election Day to the voter's residence, to a health care facility, or to a hospital because of an illness or injury during the entire 12 hours the polls are open;
  4. A voter with disabilities;
  5. An elderly voter (at least 65 years of age)
  6. Prevented from voting due to the voter's care of an individual confined to a private residence because of illness or injury during the entire 12 hours the polls are open;
  7. Scheduled to work at the person's  regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open;
  8. Prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open; or
  9. Participates in the state's address confidentiality program.
  10. A member of the military or public safety officer.

If you qualify, you may request an absentee ballot application.  When we receive your application for a mail-in absentee ballot, we will process it and if the application is approved, mail you an absentee ballot for the upcoming election.

A voter may vote an absentee ballot by traveling board if the voter: 

  1. Expects to be confined due to illness or injury:
  2. Expects to be caring for a confined person at a private residence; or
  3. A voter with disabilities who believes the voter's polling place is not accessible.

 A ballot by travelling board will be delivered by a bi-partisan absentee voter board who will be able to assist the voter with their ballot.

» How to Vote a Mailed Absentee Ballot