INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The early voting window could change if lawmakers approve a measure being considered at the Indiana Statehouse. House Bill 1359 originally aimed to regulate when local election officials can scan early voting ballots. Now, the Indiana Senate Elections Committee is advancing an amendment reducing the number of days for early voting from 28 to 16.
Chairman Mike Gaskill of Pendleton says the shorter time for early voting “will save money and also make it easier to administer the election.”
Democratic Senator J.D. Ford of Indianapolis says of the one-point-four-million votes cast in Indiana in the 2024 general election, around 300,000 happened in the days the GOP wants to eliminate.
The amendment is now heading to the Senate for consideration- and if passed, would impact early voting for the upcoming May primary.
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