Voter registration ends May 4 for the June 2 primary election.

In order to vote, a person must be a U.S. citizen, must be 18 by the time of the general election and must be a resident of their precinct for 30 days prior to the general election.

A person does not declare a party affiliation at the time of registration, and no other person may register for you.

Registration for elections may be done at the county clerk’s office in the Kosciusko County Justice Building main floor or online at indianavoters.in.gov.

Absentee voting is available.

Contact the Kosciusko County Voter Registration Office for more information. The Voter Registration Office phone number is 574-372-2332.

Early Voting

With Indiana’s election primary pushed back from May 5 to June 2, related policy changes also have been made by the state.

According to a news release from the Office of the Secretary of State Connie Lawson, the Indiana Election Commission’s order, which only applies to the June 2 primary, includes following changes:

• Limited early in-person voting will be available for one week, from May 26 to June 1.

Ann Torpy, Kosciusko clerk of Circuit and Superior Courts, said early voting will still be held in the Kosciusko County Justice Building, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw.

Bring in an Indiana or federal-issued photo I.D. No reason to vote early in-office is needed.

Early voting dates and hours for the primary election are May 26-29, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; May 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; June 1, 8 a.m. to noon in Kosciusko County.

• Poll workers are currently required to live in the county they work for. This requirement is waived so long as the voter is registered to vote in Indiana.

• The Secretary of State and the Indiana Election Division will provide counties with training and guidelines on mail handling procedures and personal protective equipment.

• The Commission advises that all public buildings, such as fire stations and school buildings, be available for use for the June 2 primary.

• All absentee ballot applications submitted after Dec. 2 will be accepted regardless of excuse given, as long as they are otherwise compliant with Indiana law.

• County election boards may adopt more than one central count location.

• Counties may move a polling location after giving best possible notice to the public.

In Kosciusko County

According to the website for county clerk’s office, any county voter who wants to vote by mail should contact the clerk’s office at 574-372-2332, option 1, to receive an application for an absentee ballot; or they can follow the link at www.kcgov.com/egov/documents/1585231279_74153.pdf.

For the general election in Kosciusko County, early voting dates and hours are Oct. 6-30, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; Oct. 24, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Nov. 2, 8 a.m. to noon.

Voter registration ends Oct. 5 for the Nov. 3 general election.

Kosciusko County’s primary election is 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 2, with primary candidate filing endinh Feb. 7 at noon. County offices up for election this year include the judges for all four superior courts, county clerk, treasurer, coroner, surveyor, northern and middle districts county commissioners and three county council at-large seats. A list of all the persons who have filed for the election – as well as polling locations – can be found on the kcgov.com website and will be published in the newspaper when it gets closer to the June 2 primary.