BMV open longer for voter ID needs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles license branches in 10 counties will operate longer hours next week to issue driver's licenses and photo ID cards.

The extra hours affect branches in Dubois, Franklin, Lake, LaPorte, Marion, Perry, Porter, Ripley, St. Joseph and Wells counties.

Full service license branches in those counties will operate Monday, Nov. 2, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., and on Election Day from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The BMV provides free, state-issued ID cards for voting purposes to any unlicensed Hoosier who can provide proper documentation and is old enough to vote. They need a primary document like a birth certificate or passport, a secondary document such as a pay stub or signed credit card, and proof of residency.