Pulaski County’s early voting turnout is “hopping,” but a deadline for mail-in ballots is approaching.
That’s according to County Clerk Christie Hoffa. She reviewed voting totals with the Pulaski County Election Board at their meeting on Monday morning. At the close of early voting last week, 456 voters had cast ballots. That’s considered quite high compared to previous years.
Board Member Laura Bailey says it’s still early in the process.
“As we get closer, it may crank up,” says Bailey.
Friday was the largest volume day for early and absentee voting with 68 ballots cast in Pulaski County. That’s not quite a record for the county – which has seen early voting days surpass 100 ballots before.
The clerk’s office says busy hours are typically around 10:00 a.m. and just after lunch at 1:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.
Despite opportunities to cast ballots in-person at the library and at a satellite location in Francesville, Hoffa says mail-in ballots are also moving well.
“I’ve mailed out so far a total of 168 ballots and we’ve had 82 of them come back,” says Hoffa. “So we still have plenty of time for them to get them back in.”
Pulaski County is allowed to receive an application to mail a ballot until October 31st .
Hoffa says the staff is beginning to remind residents requesting a mail-in ballot about their deadlines for submission if voters request them.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 8th.
