COLUMBUS, Ind. — Bartholomew County election officials have received a larger-than-expected shipment of personal protective equipment, particularly masks and hand sanitizer, for voters and poll workers at vote centers for the Nov. 3 presidential election.
The Indiana National Guard delivered “two large skids” of protective equipment to election officials Friday at the Bartholomew County Courthouse, said Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps.
The shipment included 15,250 masks for voters, 350 N-95 masks for poll workers, 26,900 disposable gloves for voters, 5,700 disposable gloves for poll workers, 20 half-gallon dispensers of hand sanitizer, an additional 288 gallons of sanitizer, 24 gallons of surface disinfectant, 128 8-ounce spray bottles with disinfectant and 1,250 microfiber towels and 40 rolls of blue masking tape to attach social distancing markers and PPE posters, according to a shipping list provided by Phelps.
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