Election Day is two months away, but a number of Marshall County residents have already decided to vote absentee. Clerk Deb VanDeMark says her office has gotten almost 1,000 requests for mail-in ballots so far.
“My absentee board will come in on the 14th, and the first group of mail ballots will have to be out, by law, by the 19th, so those dates are coming up really quick,” VanDeMark says. “So our main focus right now is getting this ballot ready for programming of the machines and also to make the ballots for the mail.” She says the Marshall County Election Board reviewed the ballots Wednesday.
Those eligible to vote by mail have until October 22 to request an absentee ballot. That can be done online at IndianaVoters.com or by asking the Clerk’s Office to send an application by calling 574-936-8922.
In-person absentee voting in the Clerk’s Office starts October 6. Those who aren’t registered to vote have until October 5 to get that done.
