Webster, Indiana Public Records

Citizens, Indiana residents, at least 18 years old by the next election, and provide an Indiana driver's license or state ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number if they lack an Indiana ID. The state's voter portal also allows residents to check registration status, view sample ballots, and locate polling places. As an unincorporated community, Webster has no municipal elections for mayor or town council. Residents instead vote in Wayne County elections for county commissioners, county council, sheriff, clerk, assessor, recorder, treasurer, coroner, and surveyor, typically during the November general election of midterm years. They also participate in elections for state offices including Governor (next in 2028), U.S.Current federal, state, and local election schedules, ballot contests, candidate filings, and certified results for Webster voters are published by the Indiana Election Division (https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/).S. House of Representatives (the area falls within Indiana's 6th Congressional District), Indiana General Assembly seats for both State Senate and State House districts, and statewide offices like Secretary of State and Attorney General that appear on various election cycles. Township voters cast ballots at their assigned precinct polling place, which residents can find by entering their address at https://indianavoters. gov. The November 2024 general election brought approximately 24,000 voters out of roughly 42,000 registered in Wayne County, representing about 57% turnout, consistent with presidential election participation. Certain county offices including prosecutor, surveyor, and some county council seats may also appear on the ballot depending on term schedules. Indiana offers absentee voting by mail for any registered voter without requiring an excuse. Voters can request an absentee ballot application through https://indianavoters. gov or by contacting the Wayne County Clerk's office. Applications must be received by the Wayne County election office no later than 11 days before the election (October 23, 2026, for the November 3 election). Voted absentee ballots must arrive by noon on Election Day to be counted, though they can be hand-delivered to the Clerk's office or polling place. The state also offers early in-person voting at the Wayne County Government Center beginning 28 days before the election and continuing through noon the day before Election Day. Public election records available in Indiana include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed with the Indiana Election Division (searchable at https://campaignfinance. gov), candidate filings and declarations, precinct-level election results, and poll books showing who voted (though ballots remain secret). The Wayne County Clerk's office posts election results by precinct after each election, typically uploading them to the Wayne County website within hours of poll closing.