Many Marion County voters will have new polling location - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Two weeks from today, polls will open for the primary election in Indiana on Tuesday, May 8th.  Voters need to be aware of some changes before casting their ballots.

Approximately 200,000 people in Marion County must vote at a new polling location. But right now, everyone can go to the City-County building if they want to vote early. 

So far, about 600 people have done just that. You can vote at the clerk's office in the CCB from 8 a.m to 5 p.m. weekdays.  This coming weekend, you can vote both Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., as well as the following weekend. Parking is available at the old Market Square Arena site. Pay first, but your cost will be reimbursed. 

If you do wait until Election Day, the key is to know where to go.   

Monday, there was a steady stream of voters downtown. But numbers are running about two-thirds of what election officials saw in the 2008 primary.  That was an unusually high year with nearly 37 percent turnout.  Typical turnout for a primary is around 25 percent.  Anyone can come downtown to the clerk's office and vote early, but you do need an ID any time you vote.  

Marion County Clerk Beth White reminds voters to bring identification with them. "Our voter ID law is still in effect," White explained. "It has to be a federally-issued ID, driver's license, state ID, passport, retired or military ID are the ones that we commonly see."

"We believe about 30 percent of the voters in Marion County will be going to a new location," said County Clerk Beth White. "So it's really critical that voters take the initiative and they are election-ready."

Here's what you can do: Go to the Marion County Clerk's web site.  Fill in your address information and you should see the address of your voting location and a couple of pictures.  If you don't have internet access, you can call 327-8683.