Thursday is the last day Hoosiers who want to vote by mail this election can apply for a mail-in ballot.

The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in Indiana is fast approaching on October 24. But Indiana limits who can apply for mail-in ballot — and experts say common mistakes can further restrict voting by mail in the November 5 election.

Indiana vote-by-mail applicants must fit one of 11 criteria to receive a mail-in ballot, such as being 65 or older or being confined to their home.

If you received an absentee, vote-by-mail ballot for this falls election, the deadline to return it to your county election administrator is 6 p.m. on Election Day.

People applying to vote by mail in Indiana will face new identification requirements under legislation poised to become law.

A Senate committee rejected an effort Monday to allow anyone to vote absentee by mail in Indiana.

Hoosiers applying to vote by mail in Indiana would have to show some kind of voter ID under legislation approved by the House Wednesday.

Voting by mail in Indiana will get a little harder under legislation approved by a House committee Wednesday. But the bill originally went a lot further in restricting vote-by-mail.

Thursday, Oct. 27 is the last day you can request a mail-in ballot for this fall's election.

Hoosiers have a little less than a week -- through April 21 -- to apply to vote by mail in the May primary election.