Voters who have not sent back a completed a mail-in absentee ballot are encouraged to get that done as soon as possible.
The process to request a ballot has expired and county clerks are now waiting for those ballots to return.
Secretary of State Connie Lawson says the volume of mail-in absentee ballots for this election is heightened and it is important to get those ballots to the United States Postal Service by the end of this week. Ballots must be received no later than noon on Tuesday, June 2 in order to be properly tallied on Election Day.
Aside from the Postal Service, there are two other options for voters to consider.
Voters may deliver the ballot to the county clerk’s office by hand prior to Election Day.
Ballots may also be returned to any polling place during early voting or on Election Day. If this option is chosen, the voter must have the ballot and a photo ID. An ABS-5 form will be issued, the absentee ballot would be void, and the voter can vote on a voting machine at the polling place.
For more information, or to check the status of a ballot, visit www.IndianaVoters.com.
During Wednesday’s Marshall County Election Board meeting, Clerk Deb VanDeMark stated that 2,071 ballots were sent to Marshall County voters. As of Tuesday, 1,487 had been returned.
Tuesday was the first day for in-person absentee voting at the Clerk’s Office where 71 people cast a ballot.
