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Mid-term Election 2018
Vote Early at the Libraryearlyvoter
Registered voters living in Hancock County may  vote in the 2018 election at our libraries in both  Greenfield & New Palestine:
Sat., 8 AM-3 PM:  Oct. 27 & Nov. 3
Sun., 1-4 PM:  Oct. 28 & Nov. 4
Mon.-Fri., 1-6 PM:  Oct. 29-Nov. 2

On Election Day, Tue., Nov. 6, 6 AM-6 PM, you may vote at the library in Greenfield ( NOT  New Palestine).

To see who's running on your ballot, click the link below, scroll all the way down, and click the blue "VISIT MY VOTER PORTAL" button.
Judges up for Retentionjudges

Justice Geoffrey G Slaughter
You'll be asked to decide whether two Indiana judges get to keep their jobs:
  • Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Slaughter
  • Court of Appeals Judge Robert Altice
See their biographies, decisions they've made, and their written opinions by clicking the button below.
Indiana Constitution Questionreferendum
Constitutional Question
You'll be asked whether to amend the Indiana Constitution.

The question will read: "Shall Article 10, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to require the General Assembly to adopt balanced budgets for state government that do not exceed estimated revenues unless a supermajority of two-thirds of the members of the House of Representatives and two-thirds of the members of the Senate vote to suspend the requirement?"
Click the button below to see legislators who are for or against this amendment and what their arguments are.
Go Deeper with National Issues: CQ Researcherinformed
CQ Researcher

Become an informed voter by reading articles that give both sides of an issue. The Hancock County Public Library hosts CQ Researcher on our " Reference & Research" page.

CQ Researcher provides  award winning,  in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day . Full-length articles include a pro/con feature.

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