{"id":1848,"date":"2008-11-04T00:19:39","date_gmt":"2008-11-04T04:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2020-12-25T19:43:27","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T00:43:27","slug":"vote-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/11\/04\/vote-today\/","title":{"rendered":"VOTE TODAY!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/USA_flag.gif\" alt=\"Red, White and Blue United States of America!\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today is Election Day! \u00c2\u00a0It is very important to vote &#8211; whether your candidate wins or loses, or whether or not you think your vote counts, VOTE! \u00c2\u00a0You will make a difference!<\/p>\n<p>Let me just get this rant out of the way &#8211; It&#8217;s great to see all the new voters and yes, this is an important election. \u00c2\u00a0But, to say this is the most important election ever, well, all I have to say is if all these new voters and more of our apathetic citizens had voted the last couple of elections, we might not be in the shape we&#8217;re in and this wouldn&#8217;t need to be the most important election ever. \u00c2\u00a0End of Rant.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, the polls open at 6:00 am and close at 6:00 pm. \u00c2\u00a0Remember to take your state ID. \u00c2\u00a0If you need to obtain a license or ID, the BMV will be open the same hours as the poll. \u00c2\u00a0If you run into problems, <strong>ASK <\/strong>for a Provisional Ballot. \u00c2\u00a0Later this week, follow up and make sure your vote is counted. \u00c2\u00a0If you have questions, the phone number for the Election Board is\u00c2\u00a0449-7329.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to examine the ballot to see what decisions you&#8217;ll need to make today, there are some steps to finding your ballot. \u00c2\u00a0No, one ballot does not fit all. \u00c2\u00a0Ballots will differ from precinct to precinct. \u00c2\u00a0Follow these steps to find your ballot.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the\u00c2\u00a0Indiana Voters website\u00c2\u00a0and look for the &#8220;Polling Place&#8221; link at the top of the screen, just under the logo\/photo. \u00c2\u00a0Fill in your information and click the &#8220;Find&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<li>Once the results are displayed, look under the Search Results tab for your precinct number and write this down.<\/li>\n<li>Visit this pdf\u00c2\u00a0to find your Ballot Style Number.<\/li>\n<li>Visit this page\u00c2\u00a0and click on your Ballot Style Number<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Remember, <strong>VOTE TODAY! \u00c2\u00a0LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The above image taken from\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ace-clipart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ace-clipart.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Election Day! \u00c2\u00a0It is very important to vote &#8211; whether your candidate wins or loses, or whether or not you think your vote counts, VOTE! \u00c2\u00a0You will make a difference! 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