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Today Is Deadline To Request Vote-By-Mail Ballot For June 2 Primary

The next test comes Tuesday in states such as Indiana.
The next test comes Tuesday in states such as Indiana.

Thursday is the last day for Hoosiers to request a vote-by-mail ballot for this year's primary.

Indiana expanded vote-by-mail to all voters for its postponed June 2 primary due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Any voter can request an absentee ballot online at IndianaVoters.com.

Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the local county clerk by noon on Election Day.

READ MORE: The Deadline To Request A Ballot Is May 21. Here’s What You Need To Vote In Indiana

So far, there have been 453,130 ballots requested, with 193,282 returned to county clerks across the state.

Monroe County Election Central has sent out 16,261 ballots and 6,061 have been received back to Election Central.

In the 2018 primary, only 171,926 Hoosiers voted absentee. In 2016, it was about 282,288.

Contact Brandon at  bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5.

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Brandon J. Smith has previously worked as a reporter and anchor for KBIA Radio in Columbia, MO. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, IL as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.