Buffalo, Indiana Public Records

Citizenship, Indiana residency, being at least 18 by the next general election, and not currently imprisoned for a criminal conviction. Registration closes 29 days before any election. Indiana's voter ID law requires acceptable identification such as an Indiana driver's license, state ID card, U.S. Passport, military ID, or other government-issued photo ID with an expiration date showing the ID is current or expired after the date of the most recent general election. As an unincorporated community, Buffalo has no municipal government and therefore no mayoral or city council elections. Residents cast ballots in federal, state, and county contests. White County holds elections for County Commissioners (three members serving staggered four-year terms), County Council (seven members), Sheriff, Clerk, Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, Assessor, Coroner, and Surveyor on varying schedules. Residents also vote for Union Township Trustee and Township Board members who oversee township-level services. Voters can locate their assigned polling place through the Indiana Voters portal at https://indianavoters. gov, which allows lookup by name and date of birth or by address. The portal displays precinct information, polling location addresses, and sample ballots. Election records in Indiana are extensively public. Voter registration lists are available to candidates, political parties, and researchers through formal requests to county election offices, though personal information like Social Security numbers remains protected. Campaign finance reports for local, state, and federal candidates are accessible through the Indiana Election Division at https://campaignfinance. gov and the Federal Election Commission at https://www.fec.gov. Candidate filing information, including declarations of candidacy and nominating petitions, are public records maintained by the White County Clerk for local offices and the Secretary of State for state and federal offices. Precinct-level election results are published by the White County Clerk following each election and compiled statewide by the Indiana Election Division at https://www. Indiana does not have a U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Buffalo voters are published by the Indiana Election Division (https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/).S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Buffalo voters are published by the Indiana Election Division (https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/). Township trustee positions may also be decided depending on the election cycle. Indiana offers absentee voting by mail for registered voters who qualify under specific circumstances including being 65 or older, having a disability, being scheduled to work entire polling hours, being a caregiver, being absent from the county on Election Day, having religious obligations, being confined due to illness or injury, being an election worker in a different precinct, being a Uniformed Services member or overseas civilian, or being a participant in the state's address confidentiality program. Absentee ballot applications can be submitted online through the Indiana Voters portal, by mail, or in person at the White County Clerk's Office. The application deadline is 11 days before the election (by mail) or until noon the day before Election Day (in person). Completed absentee ballots must be received by the White County Clerk by noon on Election Day. Early in-person voting is available at designated locations in White County, typically the Clerk's Office, beginning 28 days before an election and ending at noon the day before Election Day.