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Showing Original Post only (View all)Some Indiana Counties Closed Two-Thirds Of Their Polling Places Ahead Of Record Turnout Election Day [View all]
Mary Lyons hands out registration forms as voters line-up to cast their early votes at the City-County Building in Indianapolis.
Some 4 million Indiana voters are expected to head to the polls today in record numbers, as the state takes an unexpected spotlight in a primary where candidates in both parties are fighting it out until the bitter end. The state has already seen extremely high turnout in early voting; over 50 percent more people have cast early ballots than when Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama went head-to-head in 2008.
Yet several factors could cause chaos at the polls on Tuesday. The state is only keeping sites open until 6 p.m., which could pose difficulties for people who cannot leave work until 5 p.m. or later. Many other states keep their polls open until at least 8 p.m. And unlike some other states, Indiana has no laws requiring employers to give their workers time off in order to vote.
Indiana also has an open primary, in which registered Independents can vote for any candidate they choose, which may lead to even higher turnout and longer lines. Some counties already had lines at the door when the polls opened at 6 a.m.
Yet despite the anticipation of long waits, some counties in Indiana have also followed Arizonas lead in slashing the number of polling places. In Wells County, which has the highest turnout rate in the state, officials cut the number of available voting sites from 15 to five.
Though most issues are expected at the end of the day, when people try to vote after work, some problems have already popped up. A polling place in South Bend, Indiana was shut down for a little over an hour during the morning rush after police received a call about a suicidal individual nearby.
More here:http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/03/3774740/indiana-voting-issues/
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Some Indiana Counties Closed Two-Thirds Of Their Polling Places Ahead Of Record Turnout Election Day [View all]
Playinghardball
May 2016
OP
GOP plans on stealing the upcoming election, I hope everybody knows that? Do you?
Jackie Wilson Said
May 2016
#1
Yes and you stop voter registrations after the first debate before people know their candidate. nm
floriduck
May 2016
#8
So the bars can open. Indiana bars not allowed to operate while the polls are open. n/t
ieoeja
May 2016
#33
Honest to goodness, the bars weren't open this morning They must have been voting for a new
FSogol
May 2016
#56
Let's FACE IT: Some here do not CARE that this is happening, because it benefits ONE candidate...
AzDar
May 2016
#7
The DNC is doing literally everything that I hate about Republicans. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#11
Much like the DNC has nothing to do with states sending the HVF "donations" back to the DNC
lumberjack_jeff
May 2016
#20
We need a new voting rights act, one which sets some minimal standards for elections, including.....
LongTomH
May 2016
#35
National holiday for election day. Nationwide standardized early-voting. Automatic registeration.
NurseJackie
May 2016
#38