Government & Civic Resources
Everything a Batesville resident needs to participate — registration, polling places, ballots, dates, results, and who holds office — in one place, from official sources. Batesville spans Ripley and Franklin counties, so your ballot and polling place depend on your address: the official state voter portal is the source for anything personal.
BetterKnow never asks you for voter information. No registration numbers, birth dates, ID documents, or party preferences — here or anywhere on this site. Personalized lookups happen on the state's official portal, not here.
Seven doors, all opening on official sources. Personalized answers live on the Indiana voter portal.
Register to vote or update your name, address, or party information.
Indiana voter portal ↗Confirm you are registered and your registration is current.
Indiana voter portal ↗Enter your address to find your precinct and polling location. Batesville has no single polling place — your address decides.
Indiana voter portal ↗See the candidates, offices, and questions on your specific ballot.
Indiana voter portal ↗Early in-person locations and hours, absentee eligibility, and how to apply.
Indiana voter portal ↗Statewide election dates and deadlines from the Indiana Election Division.
Secretary of State ↗Official results from past elections, via the Secretary of State.
Indiana voter portal ↗Part of Batesville is in Ripley County, part in Franklin County. Your precinct, polling place, and ballot depend on your address — never assume a neighbor's ballot is yours.
Ripley County uses vote centers: any registered Ripley County voter may vote at any vote center in the county on Election Day. The county's 2026 general-election vote-center list was not published on the county site as of October 24, 2026 — use the voter portal lookup or call the election office. Election email not published on the county site.
Election office: Ripley County Annex, 2nd floor, 102 W. 1st North St., Versailles, IN 47042
Phone: 812-689-4783
Verified October 24, 2026
Election information is handled in Room 103 of the Clerk's office. Early voting for the general election: Tue Oct 6–Fri Oct 9, Tue Oct 13–Fri Oct 16, Mon Oct 19–Fri Oct 23, Mon Oct 26–Fri Oct 30, all 8:30 AM–4:00 PM; Thu Oct 22 and Thu Oct 29 to 7:00 PM; Sat Oct 24 and Sat Oct 31, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM; Mon Nov 2 to noon. Election Day locations were not published on the county site as of October 24, 2026 — use the voter portal lookup or call. Election email: [email protected]. Office hours Mon–Fri 8:30 AM–4:00 PM, closed 12:00–1:00 PM daily.
Election office: Franklin County Courthouse, 1st floor, 459 Main St., Brookville, IN 47012
Phone: 765-647-5111
Verified October 24, 2026
Enter your address on the official voter portal — it returns your precinct, your polling location, and your ballot. BetterKnow does not publish a polling-place list, because a wrong list is worse than a lookup.
Dates from the Indiana Secretary of State and the county election offices. If a date here ever disagrees with an official source, the official source wins.
Register by: Monday, October 5, 2026 (in person by close of business; online by 11:59 PM)
Early voting: Tuesday, October 6 through Monday, November 2, 2026 at noon (county locations and hours vary — see the county cards above)
Absentee deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM for mail applications (must be received, not postmarked); completed ballots must be received by 6:00 PM on Election Day
Election Day polls: 6:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern
On the ballot: Federal, state, and county offices, judges, and two statewide public questions. Your exact ballot depends on your address — check it on the voter portal.
Registration for this election closed October 5, 2026. Early voting is open now through noon, November 2. Travel board applications due by noon, Monday, November 2, 2026.
Verified October 24, 2026 · Source ↗
On the ballot: Mayor and Batesville Common Council seats (expected; the Secretary of State's 2027 calendar will confirm the full list)
Registration, early voting, and absentee deadlines follow the same state rules and will be posted here when the Secretary of State publishes the 2027 calendar.
Verified October 24, 2026 · Source ↗
Candidate lists and ballot questions appear here only once election authorities publish them — never early, never from a campaign.
Public Question #1 (bail). Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to provide that a person charged with an offense other than murder or treason is not entitled to bail if: (1) the proof is evident or the presumption strong; and (2) the state proves by clear and convincing evidence that no release conditions will reasonably protect the safety of any other person or the community. (This question concerns Article 1, Section 17 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.) — Vote YES or NO.
Public Question #2 (city/town court judge residency). Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to permit the judge of a city or town court to reside in: (1) the county in which the court is located; or (2) the bordering county closest to the city or town in which the court is located? (This question concerns Article 6, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana.) — Vote YES or NO.
Official candidate lists for the November 3, 2026 general election are published by the Indiana Election Division, but the full list for Batesville's races was not extracted in our October 24 check — use the voter portal's Who's on My Ballot lookup for your exact ballot. Whether any Batesville school board seats are on the 2026 ballot is confirmed only through that lookup. No local Batesville ballot questions were found in official sources in this check; your address-specific lookup is the final word.
Current officeholders, listed informationally. BetterKnow does not endorse candidates or officeholders, and there are no upvotes or rankings here.
Mayor of Batesville
Contact: Mayor's Office: 812-933-6100 · [email protected]
Common Council — District 2
Term: Ends 12/31/2027
Contact: [email protected]
Common Council — District 4
Term: Ends 12/31/2026 (as listed on the city site)
Contact: [email protected]
Common Council — At-Large
Term: Ends 12/31/2027
Common Council — District 1
Common Council — District 3
District labels are reproduced exactly as published on the school corporation's board page. Meetings: 3rd Wednesday monthly, 12:00 PM, BCSC Administration Building, 626 N. Huntersville Road, 812-934-2194.
School Board — District 1
Contact: [email protected]
School Board — District 2
Contact: [email protected]
School Board — District 3
Contact: [email protected]
School Board — District 3
Contact: [email protected]
School Board — District 4
Contact: [email protected]
County Commissioner — President
County Commissioner
County Commissioner
Meets 3rd Monday monthly, 6 PM, Ripley County Annex, 102 W. First North St., Versailles. Official page: ripleycounty.in.gov/council.
County Council — District 1 (President)
County Council — District 2
County Council — District 3
County Council — District 4
County Council — At Large
County Council — At Large
County Council — At Large
Roster from local reporting — the county site publishes no commissioner roster page. Confirm with the Clerk's office at 765-647-5111.
County Commissioner — President
County Commissioner — Vice President
County Commissioner
Roster from local reporting — the county council page confirms meetings (4th Tuesday monthly, 6 PM, Government Center, 1010 Franklin Ave., Brookville) but publishes no member names as text. Confirm with the Clerk's office at 765-647-5111.
County Council — President
County Council
County Council
County Council
County Council
County Council
County Council
Batesville is split between two House districts — your address decides which representative is yours; confirm on the voter portal. Member pages: iga.in.gov.
State Representative — House District 55 — Franklin County and portions of Ripley County
Term: Current term 2024–2026
Contact: [email protected] · 800-382-9841
State Representative — House District 67 — portions of Ripley County
Term: Current term 2024–2026
Contact: [email protected] · 317-234-9447
State Senator — Senate District 42 — Ripley County and parts of Franklin County
Contact: [email protected] · 800-382-9467
Batesville is entirely in Indiana's 9th District under the current map. Older sources showing the 6th District are out of date.
U.S. Representative — Indiana's 9th Congressional District — all of Batesville
Contact: (202) 225-5315
U.S. Senator (senior)
Contact: (202) 224-5623
U.S. Senator
Contact: (202) 224-4814
Officeholder information verified October 24, 2026 from the official pages linked on each card. Terms and contacts change — the linked official pages are the final word.. Terms and contacts change — the linked official pages are the final word.
Indiana Secretary of State, the Indiana voter portal, and the Ripley and Franklin County election offices. Every date, office, and link on this page was checked against an official source on October 24, 2026. If information cannot be verified, this page says so and points you to the election office that can answer — it never fills the gap with a guess.