Fountain County Voter Registration and Elections

30/03/2026

FOUNTAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS: Do you have or know of a 16 or 17 year old student that might be interested in working at a Vote Center on election day? The Hoosier Hall Pass poll worker recruitment program enables 16 and 17 year old students a "live" experience of democracy in action on Election Day. This program provides an opportunity for students to learn about democracy, to actively participate in their community and work to support free and fair elections in Indiana.

Current Indiana law allows 16 and 17 year old high school students to work as poll workers on Election Day, under the following provisions: The individual:

Is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age.
Has a written approval from their principal or, if the student is educated at home, the approval of the individual responsible for the education of the student.
Has the approval of their parent or guardian.
Is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county in which they wish to work on Election Day.
Must satisfactorily complete any training required by the county election board and is otherwise eligible to serve as a precinct officer.

There are open positions in Attica, Hillsboro, Veedersburg, and Kingman. The hours are 5:00 a.m. to approximately 7:00 p.m. on May 5, 2026, the pay is $175.00, and 3 meals are included. If interested, call the Fountain County Clerk's office at 765-793-6230 and ask for Becky or Patty.

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26/03/2026

We are starting to get inquiries about filing for school board so below is information about Who, When, and How.
All school board elections are held in the November General Elections of the even years. This year the following school board positions will be up for election:

* Attica School Corp- Davis and Shawnee Township seats;
* Covington School Corp - Fulton, Troy, and Wabash Township
seats;
* Southeast Fountain School Corp - Richland, VanBuren, and
Millcreek Township seats;

You must live in one of those townships to file;
You have to complete and file a CAN-34 and a CAN-12 form (https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/candidate-information/);
The CAN-34 requires 10 signatures of registered voters within the school corporation limits;

Filing begins on May 19, 2026 and ends on June 18, 2026 at noon.

For any other questions, please call our office at 765-793-6230.

26/03/2026

Voter Registration closes Monday, April 6th! Make sure you get yourself registered if you are wanting to vote on Tuesday, May 5th.

Also! Did you know that 17 year old's can vote in May as long as they are 18 before the General Election on November 3rd! If you fit in this category, make sure you get yourself registered by April 6th.

Register to vote and see your ballot ahead of time at:
www.indianavoters.com

26/03/2026

FOUNTAIN COUNTY CANDIDATES
If you currently are a candidate on the ballot on May 5, 2026 and you have an open campaign finance committee (CFA-1), you have a CFA-4 deadline coming up. The end of the reporting period for the Pre-Primary report is April 10, 2026. The deadline to file the report in the Clerk's office is April 17, 2026 by noon.

24/03/2026

Election Poll Workers needed! We are seeking registered voters for the Republican and Democratic Party to help fill positions at our 5 Voter Centers in: Attica, Covington, Veedersburg, Hillsboro, and Kingman. Election day is Tuesday, May 5th!!

To be an eligible poll worker you must: be a registered voter in Fountain County, complete training our office will provide, and be capable of working the whole day approximately 5am-7pm. You will be paid for the training, the day of election, and three meals will be provided as well.

If you are interested, please call our office at 765-793-6230 or send us an email at [email protected]

06/03/2026

ATTENTION VOTERS!!!

If you or a loved one has moved or changed your last name in the last 2 years (or more) please please, make sure your voter registration information is up to date. Taking 2 minutes and checking now to make sure everything is correct or needs to be changed will save you and the election poll workers so much time and headache on election day. The easiest and fastest way to check if your information is correct or needs to be edited is to go to: www.indianavoters.com
In the center of the page is 4 blue boxes, click “Check your Registration Record” You will be able to see all of your information and see if you are in an “Active” or “Inactive” status. From this same page, you can update your information.

The last day to register to vote for the 2026 Primary Election is Monday, April 6, 2026!!

05/03/2026

20/02/2026

FOUNTAIN COUNTY RESIDENTS
Don’t wait until Election Day to make sure your voter registration is up to date. Have you moved, had a marital status change, or just unsure? Go to Indiana voters.com or call the clerk’s office to check your registration. Is your photo ID up to date? Start checking now to save your sanity later.

06/02/2026

The deadline for filing a candidacy form has passed. Here is the complete list of all filings for the May primary. If you would like to see which of these candidates will be on YOUR SPECIFIC ballot on May 5th, go to indianavoters.com and check out the "Who's on My Ballot" feature. Anyone wishing to file a challenge (CAN-1 Candidate Filing Challenge) OR any candidate wishing to withdraw their candidacy (CAN-10 2026 Primary Election Candidate Withdrawal) can do that in the Clerk's Office before noon on February 13, 2026.

05/02/2026

Here are the candidate filings as of 4:00 p.m. today. The deadline for filing to be a candidate on either the Democratic or Republican May primary ballot is noon tomorrow. Don't be late! We will not accept any filings after 12:00p.m.

04/02/2026

Here is the updated candidate list as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026. We only have one and a half more days of filing! Deadline is before noon on Friday, February 6, 2026.