Rights & Responsibilities

Voter Registration Information

    Under Reauthorization of the Higher Education Amendments, institutions who receive Title IV funding must make a “good faith” effort to inform their degree seeking students of voter’s registration information. DACC provides its student population with voter’s information in the following ways:

1. Voter’s Registration Information is available in the Student Handbook available on the DACC website. Students are also offered a paper-version of the Student Handbook when Student ID Cards are distributed at the beginning of each semester.
2. Students will receive an annual, electronic notice, giving them information on voter’s registration processes.

    To View the Information Now, Please visit the website that is applicable to you below:

 Illinois Residents: http://www.elections.il.gov/InfoForVoters.aspx

 Indiana Residents: https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/PublicMain.aspx

For Illinois Residents:

To Vote You Must:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be at least 18 years old
• Live in your election precinct at least 30 days
• Not be convicted and in jail
• Not claim the right to vote anywhere else

To vote in the next election:

• Mail or deliver your application to your County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners no later than 28 days before the next election. (click here for County Clerk/Election Board listings) or go to www.elections.il.gov

Important Information:

• If you do not have a driver’s license, State Identification Card or social security number, and this form is submitted by mail, and you have never registered to vote in the jurisdiction you are now registering in, then you must send, with this application, either (i) a copy of a current and valid photo identification, or (ii) a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. If you do not provide the information required above, then you will be required to provide election officials with either (i) or (ii) described above the first time you vote at a voting place or by absentee ballot.
• If you change your name you must re-register.
• If you register at a public service agency, any information regarding the agency that assisted you will remain confidential as will any decision not to register.
• If you do not receive a Notice within 2 weeks of mailing or delivering this application, call your County Clerk or Board of Election Commissioners.

For Indiana Residents

    As of July 1, 2010, Indiana offers you the ability to submit your voter registration application online. Specifically, this online voter registration application allows you to apply to register to vote in Indiana, change your name on your voter registration record, or change the address on your voter registration record.

In order to be eligible to register to vote, you must:

• Be a United States Citizen
• Be at least 18 years old on te day of the next general, municipal, or special election,
• have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days before the next general, municipal, or special election (except for certain military voters); and
• not currently be imprisoned after being convicted of a crime.

    In order to register to vote online, you must also possess a current and valid Indiana driver's license or Indiana State identification card. The State of Indiana will use your digitized signature on-file with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles as your voter registration signature. Only the voter registration information you provide and your digitized signature will be sent to your county voter registration office upon concluding the online voter registration application process.

    If you do not have either of these documents or have trouble with this website, you may still register to vote by:

• completing a Voter’s Registration Application and mailing it to the appropriate county voter registration office or Indiana Election Division,
• registering to vote in-person at the appropriate county voter registration office, or
• registering to vote in-person at the Indiana Election Division.

     Questions? Call your county voter registration office or the Indiana Election Division for assistance. Please see the contact information below.