BMV extends hours for voters to get IDs

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles says its license branches around the state will have special hours next Monday and Tuesday to handle requests for photo ID cards needed for voters casting ballots in the state's primary.

The BMV says its 138 license branches will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Monday and from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. next Tuesday, the day of the state's primary. Most Indiana license branches are closed Mondays.

BMV branches will only process ID cards and driver's licenses those two days, but will resume normal business hours next Wednesday.

The agency provides free state ID cards to Indiana residents who are old enough to vote and can provide proof of residency and identity, such as a birth certificate or passport.