Your Vote Matters
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Your Vote Matters
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Your Vote Matters ✳︎ Your Vote Matters ✳︎
Your Vote Matters in the Nov. 3rd Election
Key Dates: Election Day 11/3/2026, Last Day to Register 10/5/2026
Have Voting Questions? Election Protection Hotline at 866-OUR-VOTE!
At Women4Change, we connect people, policy, and action to make Indiana a state where women thrive. One critical and powerful way to take action is to vote.
This midterm election is especially important because:
In Indiana, we currently have a supermajority where a dominating party can shape the policies and structure of the state – often for decades to come. This lack of balance often leads to a lack of accountability to ensure that laws are fair and consider the needs of those in the minority. There is less discussion and review about what is best for the state as a whole.
Voter turnout can make a huge difference. Indiana has one of the lowest percentages of voter turnout in the country meaning only a small percentage of citizens are making decisions about issues that impact all of us. In the May primary, we made some gains. Elections were as close as 3, 15, 62 votes in some races. Your vote matters!
4 Steps to Voter Prep
At Women4Change, we want to help you be an informed and engaged voter by helping you to: connect issues you care about to the officials who make decisions; understand the process of when, where, and what you need to vote; know who is on your ballot; and share that information with others in your community.
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Our votes influence policy.
Votes directly connect us to the decision makers who draft, support, and oppose policy about the issues that affect us.
Check to see how your legislator voted: Think back to the Redistricting fight in the Fall last year. How did your state representative vote? What about your state senator? Do you know their names? On the Indiana General Assembly website, you can check the voting record for any bill discussed at the statehouse.
Simply go to https://iga.in.gov/
Choose the bill you are interested in. For example, for redistricting, you would enter ‘HB 1032’ into the search bar.
Once you are on the page for HB 1032, you have two options.
1) If you want to see the vote sheets from the committee meetings, go to the drop down menu on the left side of the screen and select ‘Committee Reports.’
2) To see the report from the House or Senate sessions, select the highlighted blue text in the ‘Latest Bill Actions’ section at the bottom of the screen.
Consider how your legislator voted on Child Care, Education, Health Care, Reproductive Access as you make your voting plan.
Related W4C Events: Changemaker Check-Ins, Cool Drinks, Hot Topics
Related Resources: Issues We Care About, ACLU Legislative Recap
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Know before you go.
In order to cast a vote, find out where, how, and when to vote using TurboVote.
In Indiana, there are numerous barriers in place that make it particularly difficult for Hoosiers to make their voices heard at the ballot box. Below are just a few pieces of legislation which have further complicated the voting process in Indiana in recent years.
SB-10
HEA 1264 and HEA 1680
IN H.B. 1679
Indiana has some of the most restrictive laws when it comes to voting access. It is no coincidence that we also have one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country. We are here to help change that!
Related Resources: Turbovote to see where and how to vote.
Related Partner Resources: MadVoters Civic Literacy Lab’s provide information on:
Voter eligibility, voter registration, and voter ID laws.
Upcoming election information, including important dates, and the races on the ballot.
Your elected officials, and understanding their role.
The legislative process and important bills.
Overview of key issues.
Taking action in your community.
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Make an informed vote. Voters are more confident in their decisions about whom to vote for and why. Connect with elected officials for vote record.
Related Resources: Turbovote to check your ballot. Hoosiers Rise to learn about local candidate events throughout the state.
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Share your power. Now that you are prepared to vote, use your voice to help others understand why and how to vote.
Volunteer at Partner Organizations: Count Us IN Election Defenders, Common Cause Election Protection
Work with a party or on a local campaign
Partner and Community Voting Resources
Voting comes with questions. You don’t have to figure everything out on your own.
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Call or text 866-OUR-VOTE (866-687-8683) for nonpartisan assistance with voting questions or problems at the polls.
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Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations explains registration, voting procedures, ballot research, and the responsibilities of different elected offices.
Indy Votes provides current early voting and Election Day vote-center information for Marion County voters.
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ACLU Indiana offers information about making a voting plan, voter identification, accessibility and language assistance, and responding to problems at the polls.
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MCCOY connects voting and civic engagement with young people and the adults and organizations that support them.
Hoosier Asian American Power provides Indiana voting information, registration and ballot tools, updates about voting laws, and information in multiple languages.
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Hoosiers Rise maintains a statewide calendar, action guides, community resources, and information about civic events across Indiana.
Volunteer to Protect the Vote or become a Count Us IN Election Defender.
Volunteer With W4C to Get Out the Vote
Host a Voter-Related Event:
Interested in bringing voter education to your community group, workplace, or organization? We can work with you to plan a tailored event, from a Voter Party that helps participants make a voting plan to a Lunch and Learn or another format that fits your group’s needs.
Host a Postcard Party:
We’ll share postcards and recipient information, and you’ll gather friends and community members to write postcards encouraging people to vote while having fun together. Sign up to for supplies to host your Postcard Party using this form.