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Area: StateCities: IndianapolisCounties: Marion CountyTopics: GovernmentTypes: News
Todd Rokita Comments on Election Boards Filing to Keep Polls Open Past 6:00 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Statement from Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita regarding campaigns or county election boards filing to keep polls open past 6:00 p.m.:
"Our office has received reports that a Porter County Circuit Court Judge ordered polls in a few select Porter County precincts to remain open until 7:00 P.M. CST. We currently have a Special Deputy in Porter County and will keep updated on the situation."
"Indiana Code Section 36-1-3-8 states that county election boards have no home rule over the length of time the polls are open and cannot order that polls remain open past 6:00 p.m. Rather, the local county court makes the call."
"Counties should always follow court orders regarding polling place hours. But, any voter who was not within the "chute," which is the area or pathway that extends fifty feet from the entrance of the polls must vote by provisional ballot. Those provisional ballots go without challenge and are secured separately from those cast prior to 6:00 p.m."
"Voter turnout is high and polling place lines continue to be long as voters arrive at the end of the day. This is a great problem to have and I encourage voters to be patient as local election officials react as quickly as possible."
"Our office also heard of ballot shortages in Jackson County today. The County ran out of ballots in 5 precincts, but complied with procedural fail-safes and printed out additional ballots in time for voters to cast those ballots."
"We have worked closely with the counties, asked them to prepare plenty of ballots due to large increases in voter registrations, and continue to brief the county officials on the appropriate failsafe procedures to ensure that every Hoosier who has the right to vote may do so."
Source: Press Release
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In our own Precinct, we had
In our own Precinct, we had two individuals show up at the last minuet (both candidates had watchers present) and we had three (3) different clocks with three (3 ) different times running. Even our Machines had three different time readings. So we use our Cell Phones time that seemed to agree the most, to decide what time to use. At 6:00 P.M. our inspector stepped outside and announced here ye here ye (as the last two walked in) the Polls are Now Closed. And I started taking down the outside Poster Materials and closed the doors. In about 3-5 Minuets later we had two more young folks want to Vote, but were turned away, and couple who showed up late also and had to talk with the inspector over another issue. That to my understanding would have to have been settled by provisional ballot anyway.
So, I think our Machines make the difference and it is the Responsibility of the Individuals, Families, and groups to get thier votes counted by being where they are suppose to before closing. Regardless of work? I closed my shop on Election Day, and both my wife and myself took the income hit to work the Polls to help insure a better Election Day Process.
Randall L. Jacobsen Sr.
Proprietor
Sow N Sews Custom Sewing N Repairs
and Army Navy Surplus Of Muncie
and Chaplain, M.O.R.E. Ministries, American Legion Post19
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