Knox County voters head line up for early voting

Knox County voters head line up for early voting

Up we are just we are just days away from the indiana primary.

The pandemic has many folks getting out to vote "early".

News 10 bureau chief gary brian tells us how knox county is making sure every vote is counted.

Pk} gar} "this week a white tent has been set up at the knox county courthouse.

Inside folks are early voting."

Thursday morning folks were lined up to get their chance to vote.

There has been just over one hundred and sixty people coming out to vote every day so far.

While in line people are asked to stay one bison length apart.

Only two people are allowed to vote at a time.

Each booth is cleaned after usage.

Absentee ballots have also been up this year.

In fact roughly 200 voters missed the may 21st deadline.

Knox county clerk david shelton says most of those individuals have been notified that they need to come out to vote.

One group of voters that the county is making sure to cover is folks in nursing homes.

"due to the lockdown nursing homes wont allow anybody in there.

So i swore in two party chairs.

They went together to the various nursing homes, dropped off the ballots, and swore in two employees at each nursing home.

A republican and a democrat, and they're the ones that actually took the votes from the residents."

"early voting ends on june first.

In knox county, gary brian news 10."