COLUMBUS, Ind. — More than half of Bartholomew County voters cast ballots early for the Nov. 3 presidential election, shattering the previous record set in 2016.
A total of 20,843 people voted early in-person at the former Carson’s store at FairOaks Mall during the 28-day early in-person voting period, including 1,296 on Saturday and 680 in just four hours on Monday morning, said Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps.
By comparison, 16,161 total votes were cast before Election Day in 2016, as well as 6,413 in 2012 and 6,357 in 2008, according to county records.
Additionally, 6,675 people had cast ballots through the mail, raising the overall total number of votes cast before Election Day to 27,518 or roughly 51% of registered voters in the county, Phelps said.
Currently, about 300 absentee-by-mail ballots had not yet been returned as of Monday afternoon.
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