Bentonville, Indiana Public Records

The Indiana State Police also offers services to Fayette County residents, so that individuals have access to their criminal history information as needed for employment or personal purposes.

Official county election information is typically accessible through the Fayette County government website or through the Indiana Secretary of State's elections division portal. Indiana residents can register to vote online through the Indiana Voter Portal at indianavoters. gov, which also provides tools to check registration status, view sample ballots, and find polling locations. To register in Indiana, applicants must be U.S. Citizens, at least 18 years old by the next election, residents of Indiana for at least 30 days, and residents of their precinct for at least 30 days. Valid Indiana driver's licenses or state ID numbers are required for online registration. The voter registration deadline is 29 days before any election. Since this is an unincorporated community, there are no municipal elections for mayor or town council; instead, residents vote in Fayette County and state elections, as well as elections for Fairview Township board positions. Local voters participate in elections for U.S. President, U.S. Senator (Indiana's Senate seats are up in 2022 and 2028 cycles, so no Senate race in 2026), U.S. House of Representatives (the community is in Indiana's 6th Congressional District), Governor (Indiana gubernatorial elections occur in midterm years, with the next in 2024, not 2026), Indiana General Assembly (both State Senate and State House districts), and county-level offices including County Commissioners, County Council, Sheriff, Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, Assessor, Coroner, and Surveyor, many of which are on four-year cycles. To find their assigned polling place, residents can use the polling place lookup tool on indianavoters. gov by entering their address, or contact the Fayette County Clerk's office directly. Indiana offers in-person absentee voting (early voting) at the Fayette County Clerk's office and potentially satellite locations beginning 28 days before Election Day through noon the day before the election. Mail-in absentee ballots are available to voters who qualify under Indiana's absentee voting criteria, which include being 65 or older, having a disability, being scheduled to work all 12 hours polls are open, being a caregiver, being confined due to illness or injury, being prevented by religious discipline or practice, being an elections officer or poll worker in a different precinct, being a member of the military or public safety officer, or being a "serious sex offender." Indiana does not have no-excuse absentee voting; voters must meet one of the statutory qualifications. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through indianavoters. gov or by mail to the Fayette County Clerk's office, with a deadline of 11 days before the election for mail-in ballot requests. In the November 2024 general election, Fayette County reported voter turnout of approximately 60-65% of registered voters (specific figures available from the Fayette County Clerk), consistent with typical presidential election turnout in rural Indiana counties. For the November 3, 2026 general election, voters in the area will decide several important races including all of Indiana's nine U.S. House seats (including the 6th District seat), all 100 Indiana House of Representatives seats (two-year terms), 25 of the 50 Indiana State Senate seats (four-year staggered terms), and various county offices that may be up for election depending on the expiration of four-year terms from 2022. Specific local races and ballot questions for 2026 will be determined closer to the election filing deadline. Public election records in Indiana include voter registration lists (available to candidates, political parties, and for certain approved purposes under Indiana Code 3-7-26.3), campaign finance reports (searchable through the Indiana Campaign Finance database for state and local candidates), candidate filings and declarations, and precinct-level election results, all of which are matters of public record. The Fayette County Clerk maintains these records and provides access under Indiana's Access to Public Records Act and election laws.