Indy looks at Lucas Oil Stadium, other huge spaces as possible voting locations
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Marion County Election Board may rent the Indiana Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium or Bankers Life Fieldhouse for the upcoming general election.
The board is preparing for a crush of mail-in ballots and needs help to accommodate social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. The board also anticipates a huge turnout for the general election that is just 80 days away.
Marion County voters could cast their votes for president and in other races Nov. 3 at the Convention Center, officials said.
The phone in the Marion County Clerk’s Office didn’t stop ringing Monday as the demand for absentee ballots has ramped up early. So far, the office has received 15,000 requests for absentee ballots. During a typical general election, the office may process 25,000, but the early demand speaks volumes.
“To have 15,000 at this point, that is a large volume,” said Russell Hollis of the Marion County Clerk’s Office.
The pandemic is driving the demand for absentee ballots. Some voters and election officials are concerned whether the U.S. Postal Service can handle the volume.
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