Porter County Elections & Registration

10/23/2026

Early voting is available on Saturdays, October 24th and 31st!

10/20/2026

Something to keep in mind for Election Day

🗳️ A REMINDER that on Mid-Term Election Day (November 3), rides on the V-Line intracity bus are FREE! 🚌
📍 Check bus routes and schedules at valpotransit.com and find your voting center locations at https://www.portercountyin.gov/172/Vote-Center-Locations

10/20/2026

Happy Election Hero Day! A big thanks to poll workers, election officials, and staff who work to make our elections happen!

10/20/2026

Upcoming Meeting

The meeting of the Porter County Election Board will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 3pm in the Commissioners’ Chambers of the Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Avenue, Suite 205 Valparaiso, IN 46383.
Appointed Board Members:
Paul Rausch, appointed by Porter County Democratic Chairman (December 11, 2019-Pleasure of the Chairman)
JC Colter, appointed by Porter County Republican Chairman (January 1, 2026- Pleasure of the Chairman)
Jeff Chidester, appointed by Porter County Democratic Chairman (July 1, 2019- Pleasure of the Chairman)
Daniel Timm, appointed by Porter County Republican Chairman (June 8, 2023-Pleasure of the Chairman)
AGENDA

Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Clerk’s Report
Director’s Report
Approval of Minutes
Election 2026

Inspector Pickup
Legals
Credentials
Amendments to Vote Center Plan

2026 General Election Locations
Updated Equipment Information

Campaign Finance Reports
Upcoming Meetings
Other
Public Comment
Adjournment

10/20/2026

Election Officials Make Elections Work.

10/15/2026

Vote on a Saturday! Early voting is available October 24th and 31st, from 8:30am to 3:30pm.

10/13/2026

October 16th at noon is the deadline to file pre-election campaign finance reports. This is for candidates on the general election ballot and all PACs and regular party committees.

10/07/2026

Mobile Voting Begins October 12! First stop: Kouts Library - 4pm-7pm.

10/05/2026

Do you have YOUR voting plan?!?

10/02/2026

It has come to our attention that there were a small number of 2025 Annual Reports that showed publicly as redacted, however did not show redacted in the user’s portal. After learning this information, we reached out to our vendor for assistance. Working together throughout the day, it was verified by the vendor that there was a system bug within the vendor’s software that has since been corrected that did cause the reports to error. Un-redacted reports are in the process of being uploaded.
We thank all parties involved for their assistance in solving this issue and apologize on behalf of our vendor.