COLUMBUS, Ind. — Election officials say turnout this morning for election day voting has been heavy and steady as voters determine their choices in federal, state, county and school board contests.
Bartholomew County Clerk Shari Lentz said a lot of people have waited until election day to vote, describing turnout as “heavy across the county.”
In one minor snafu this morning, technicians were called to the Terrace Lake Church vote center at 4260 W. County Road 200S after there was an issue with poll pads not listing a registered voter, who did appear on the clerk’s office records. Technicians were called in and the issue was corrected, with the voter filling out a provisional ballot.
“Terrace Lake has a huge crowd of voters,” Lentz said, and once the technical glitch was fixed, things are now running smoothly, she added.
An additional voting machine was taken to Terrace Lake to help with the number of voters arriving there she said.
Voters may stop at any of the county’s voting centers open today untilo 6 p.m. at the following locations:
- Flintwood Wesleyan Church, 5300 25th St. in Columbus
- St. Johns Masonic Lodge, 4131 Rocky Ford Rd. in Columbus
- NexusPark (formerly FairOaks Mall), 2288 25th St. in Columbus
- Donner Center, 739 22nd St. in Columbus
- River of Living Water Christian Curch (formerly Berean Bible), 51 N. Brooks St. in Columbus
- Bartholomew County Governmental Office Building, 440 Third St. in Columbus
- Terrace Lake Church, 4260 W. County Road 200S in Columbus
- Westside Community Church, 124 Tipton Lakes Blvd. in Columbus
- Elizabethtown Fire Station, 700 Washington St. in Elizabethtown
- Hope Moravian Church, 202 Main St. in Hope
- Clifford Fire Station, 7850 N. Depot St. in Clifford
- German Township Fire Station, 9428 Main St. in Taylorsville
- Ogilville United Methodist Church, 11910 S. State Road 58 in Columbus
Requirements to vote
Voters need to be Bartholomew County residents and must have registered to vote by Oct. 11 to vote in today’s midterm election. Voters also need a valid ID, which can be a driver’s license, passport, military ID or state college photo ID, said Bartholomew County Clerk Shari Lentz.
For questions about ID requirements, voters can call the Bartholomew County Clerk’s Office at 812-379-1604 or go to indianavoters.in.gov, where you can also check your voter registration and see who is on your ballot.
The local branch of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, 4445 Ray Boll Blvd., will have extended hours today from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for people who need driver’s licenses or identification cards to vote, according to the BMV’s website.
About this election
Registered voters will select a candidate of their choice for several national, state and local offices, including U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, state representative, state senate, Bartholomew County Council, Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. School Board, among others.
However, if voters choose to vote straight party — meaning voting all Democrat or all Republican for all offices — they still will have to manually select their preferred choices for the at-large and school board races, Lentz said.
If you experience problems or have questions while at a vote center, Lentz said voters should speak to a poll worker, who will then contact the Bartholomew County Clerk’s office if necessary.
Voters may vote at any one of the 13 voting centers.
Absentee-by-mail ballots must be received by the bipartisan Bartholomew County Election Board by 6 p.m. today. Voters can return them in person at the Bartholomew County Courthouse, address.
Voters can visit indianavoters.in.gov to check their registration and see who is on there ballot.
For more on today’s election, check back here or pick up a Wednesday Republic.
