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Key Dates

Hear the Candidates

Ways to Vote

 

October 24

    Application Deadline for Voting Absentee by Mail

    Mail-In ballots must be received by 6:00pm on Election Day.

 

  November 5

     Election Day!
     Polls will be open 6:00am – 6:00pm local time.


This flyer is being distributed widely to St. Joseph County apartment complexes, laundromats, and other businesses. To help spread the word, download the flyer and ask others local businesses to display it. You can also save the image to your phone and have the dates and QR code handy when you talk to folks about these important dates! 
2024 Important Dates for Indiana Voters.



 

COMING UP SOON
South Bend School Board Forum
October 15 • 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
1001 Wiekamp Hall - Park free in attached garage
Reception to follow
Facebook Invite with confirmed participants

Indiana Governor
October 24 • 7:00 p.m.
WFYI Indianapolis, WNIT South Bend and stations across Indiana
Indiana Debate Commission Livestream: www.indianadebatecommission.com


Participants: Mike Braun (R), Jennifer McCormick (D), and Donald Rainwater (L)
Will be broadcast live at 7-8 p.m. EDT from the WFYI public television station in Indianapolis. Commission member Laura Merrifield Wilson, a political science professor and host of WICR radio’s “Positively Politics,” will moderate the debate.

Submit a Question for the Debate



REPLAYS
     Indiana Legislative Candidates in Local Districts
     September 12 | Watch Now
     
     United States Vice President
     October 1 at 9 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. ET
     Host CBS News | Watch Replay

     Indiana Governor
     October 2 • 7:00 p.m.•  Fox 59 (Indianapolis)
     Watch Replay 

     October 3 • 6:00 p.m.• WISH-TV (Indianapolis)
     Watch Replay


     Indiana Congressional District 2 Candidate Debate (IN-2)

     October 8, 2024 · 7:00 p.m.  WNDU     WSBT    WVPE (audio).
     Replays on ABC57 and WNIT will be added if provided.


  
 
Vote411.org | Candidates answer questions posed by the League on important issues.
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ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL
Click for information, dates, and application

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EARLY VOTING IN PERSON
St. Joseph County voters can vote at an early voting location between October 8th and noon on November 4th.
Click for more info and hours by date, including two weekends.

Locations
County-City Building South Bend
227 W. Jefferson Blvd.
South Bend, IN 46601
Mishawaka County Services Building
219 Lincolnway W.
Mishawaka, IN 46544
Starting October 21:
Centre Township Library
1150 Kern Rd
South Bend, IN 46614
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ELECTION DAY VOTING ON NOVEMBER 5
St. Joseph County Vote Centers are open 6:00am to 6:00pm.
Click to find Vote Center locations in St. Joseph County, including an interactive map.
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WORK THE ELECTION
Click to learn how you can serve our community as an election worker. Information provided includes descriptions of the various election worker positions, requirements, hours, pay, and how to request an appontment.
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Visit the Elections and Voter Registration pages of the St. Joseph County Website for much more information!







COMBATTING
MIS- AND DISINFORMATION

MISINFORMATION
Sharing false information without the intent of harm. 

DISINFORMATION
Creating and sharing false information with the intent to harm.

ELECTION RUMORS BRIEFINGS
The Algorithmic Transparency Institute, a project of the National Conference on Citizenship, is partnering with the League of Women Voters during the 2024 U.S. primaries and general election to inform LWV and its State Leagues about narratives circulating online related to elections, democracy, and voting. The League hosts a weekly briefing and subsequently issues weekly reports, which you will find below. This report summarizes key narratives based on internal monitoring by ATI and tips submitted by our volunteer network.We also outline data deficits related to each narrative. A data deficit indicates an open question or lack of good information on a topic. Data deficits represent critical opportunities where advocates can insert good information to help combat the misleading narrative.

Click to read Election Rumors Reports and to sign up for Election Rumors Briefings




Past 2024 Events

Indiana Legislative Meet the Candidates Forum
Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 p.m. - Reception from 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.
1001 Wiekamp Hall, IU South Bend, 1800 Mishawaka Avenue, 
Park FREE in attached parking garage
Facebook Invite - Please share, Like, Invite

WHO: Candidates running in contested state House and Senate districts
Participants will include:
Mike Bohacek (R), Senate District 8, Incumbent
Leon P. Smith (D), Senate District 8, Challenger
Tim Cotton (L), Senate District 10, Challenger
Heidi Beidinger (D), House District 5, Challenger
Melissa Kauffman (L), House District 21, Challenger

Sponsored by:
American Democracy Project of IU South Bend
League of Women Voters of the South Bend Area

NOTE:  All candidates running in contested races were invited to attend. The following candidates are unable to attend: David Niezgodski (D), Senate District 10; Maureen Bauer (D), House District 6;  Dale Devon (R), House District 5; Timothy Wesco (R), House District 21. The following candidates are running uncontested: Jake Teshka (R), House District 7; Ryan Dvorak (D), House District 8.