INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Several county clerks on Wednesday said early voting turnout so far has equaled or surpassed 2020.
Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell said about 15,600 people have cast early in-person ballots since voting began at the City-County Building on Oct. 8. In addition, she said her office has received requests for 31,000 mail-in ballots, of which about 16,500 have already been returned. Bell said she attributes the high turnout to the presidential race, which has already featured a near-miss attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life and President Joe Biden dropping out of the race in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.
“A presidential election is a big deal anyway, but a presidential election that is rife with so many twists and turns and characters, it’s compelling for voters,” Bell said…