How to vote NO
The referendum passes or fails on turnout. Here's everything you need to be ready for Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Confirm the specifics for your address. The dates below come from the Indiana 2026 election calendar, but always check your own registration, polling place, and local early-voting sites at indianavoters.in.gov and the Hamilton County Election Office.
Step by step
- Check that you're registered. Look yourself up at indianavoters.in.gov. This also shows your polling place and a sample ballot.
- Register or update your address by Monday, October 5, 2026. Indiana's registration deadline is 29 days before Election Day. Register or update online at indianavoters.in.gov.
- Decide how you'll vote: early in person, absentee by mail, or on Election Day (see below).
- Bring a valid photo ID. Indiana requires a government-issued photo ID to vote in person — an Indiana driver's license or state ID, a U.S. passport, or a military ID. See the Indiana photo-ID rules.
- Vote NO on the operating referendum — and encourage neighbors who agree to do the same. Close referendums turn on a handful of votes per precinct.
Your three options
Early in-person voting — Oct 6 to Nov 2, 2026
Early in-person voting runs from Tuesday, October 6 through noon on Monday, November 2, 2026. No application is necessary, and any registered Hamilton County voter may use any of the twelve sites below — you are not tied to your Election Day precinct. Bring a government-issued photo ID.
For the first two weeks, the only early-voting sites in the county are both in Noblesville. Everywhere else opens October 21, and two sites not until October 28. If you want to vote early and be done with it, October 6 to 20 means the Judicial Center or the Fairgrounds.
Open from October 6
Judicial Center
One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville
- Oct 6–9 · 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Oct 12–16 · 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Oct 19–23 · 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Sat Oct 24 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Oct 26–30 · 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
- Sat Oct 31 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Mon Nov 2 · 8 a.m.–noon
Hamilton County Fairgrounds
2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville
- Oct 6–9 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Oct 12–16 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Oct 19–24 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Oct 26–31 · 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
- Mon Nov 2 · 8 a.m.–noon
Satellite sites — same hours everywhere
Every site below is open Wednesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the weeks shown. None of them is open on Monday, November 2 — for that last morning, use the Judicial Center or the Fairgrounds.
| Location | Open weeks |
|---|---|
| Westfield City Hall 130 Penn Street, Westfield | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Cool Creek Nature Center 2000-1 E 151st St, Carmel | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Westfield Washington Township 17400 Westfield Blvd, Westfield | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Roy G Holland Memorial Park Building 1 Park Drive, Fishers | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Billericay Park Building 12690 Promise Road, Fishers | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Wilfong Pavilion at Founders Park 11675 Hazel Dell Pkwy, Carmel | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Jill Perelman Pavilion 3000 W 116th Street, Carmel | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Carmel Library 425 E Main St, Carmel | Oct 21–24 and 28–31 |
| Sheridan Public Library 103 W 1st Street, Sheridan | Oct 28–31 only |
| Cicero Public Library 209 West Brinton Street, Cicero | Oct 28–31 only |
Schedule as published by the Hamilton County Election Office, retrieved 14 September 2026; sites and hours can change, so confirm before you travel. These are county-wide early-voting sites — the Noblesville Schools referendum appears only on ballots inside the district boundary, so a Carmel or Fishers voter using the same site will not see our question on theirs.
Absentee by mail — request by Oct 22, 2026
Indiana requires a valid excuse to vote absentee by mail. Your mail-ballot application must be received by Thursday, October 22, 2026, and your completed ballot must reach the county election board by 6:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3. Apply and return early through indianavoters.in.gov.
Election Day — Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Polls in Indiana are open 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local (prevailing) time. Hamilton County uses vote centers, so you may be able to vote at any county location — confirm yours at indianavoters.in.gov.
Find the referendum on your ballot. It appears as a public question, usually near the end of the ballot — don't stop after the candidate races. Read it carefully and vote NO.
Official resources
- indianavoters.in.gov — registration, polling place, sample ballot, absentee application
- Hamilton County Election & Voter Registration — local dates, early-voting sites
- Indiana Secretary of State — Elections
Sources and the full calculator: stopthenoblesvillereferendum.com · Vote NO on the Noblesville Schools operating referendum — Tuesday, November 3, 2026.