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Early voting has started in Indiana and will continue through Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 3 and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Photo/Pexels.com)

Staff Report
The Indiana Citizen
October 8, 2026

With the start of early voting in Indiana, Common Cause is, again, offering Hoosier voters assistance to ensure they can cast a ballot and their ballots will be counted.

The nonprofit, nonpartisan voter-advocacy organization has launched its 2026 Election Protection program in Indiana. Trained nonpartisan volunteers are being deployed to support voters on the ground and the Election Protection hotline is taking calls from any voter who has a question or encounters a problem in the voting process.

“Every eligible Hoosier voter deserved to have the information and support they need to cast their ballot freely and fairly,” Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana, said in a press release. “Our friendly, nonpartisan experts are here to help voters navigate the process, answer questions, and solve problems if they arise.”

Voters can call or text the nonpartisan Election Protection hotlines at:

• ENGLISH: 866-OUR-VOTE / 866-687-8683
• SPANISH: 888-VE-Y-VOTA / 888-839-8682
• ASIAN LANGUAGES: 888-API-VOTE / 888-274-8683
• ARABIC: 844-YALLA-US / 844-925-5287 

The hotline connects voters with trained legal volunteers from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, who can answer questions, provide voting information and help address any problems that occur at any point during the voting process.

Previously, the hotline has helped voters who:

• Have questions about registration status, mail-in ballots, or ID.
• Can’t find their polling place or were sent to the wrong one.
• Are incorrectly handed a provisional ballot.
• Are facing intimidation at a polling place.
• Need language assistance: Spanish 888-VE-Y-VOTA, Asian languages 888-API-VOTE, Arabic 844-YALLA-US.

The hotline is active now and will be available through Election Day, Nov. 3. If voters get rolled over to voicemail, they are encouraged to leave a message, and a volunteer will contact them.

Additional nonpartisan voting information and resources can be found at 866OurVote.org.

“Voters should save 866-OUR-VOTE in their phones now and know that if they need help making their voice heard this election, Common Cause and the Election Protection coalition have their back,” Vaughn said.

Key dates and information for Indiana voters:

• Voter registration: Finished for the 2026 election.
• Early voting: Started Oct. 6 and will continue until 12 p.m. on Nov. 2.
• Voting by mail: Requests for mail-in ballots must occur by Oct. 22. All ballots must be received by election officials by 6 pm on Nov. 3.
• Election Day: Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 3.

The Election Protection program is part of the country’s largest nonpartisan voter protection effort, which Common Cause has co-led for more than 20 years.

The Indiana Citizen is a nonpartisan, nonprofit platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed and engaged Hoosier citizens. We are operated by the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity. For questions about the story, contact Marilyn Odendahl at marilyn.odendahl@indianacitizen.org.