Starke County Election Board to Finalize Early Voting Hours, Location

Posted on September 12, 2019
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

Early voting hours for North Judson’s town election are expected to be finalized during a special Starke County Election Board meeting this morning. Since North Judson is the only place in Starke County holding an election this fall, board members have decided to set up a satellite absentee voting location there. But they still need to pick a location and set the specific hours.

Board members will also make some other preparations for the North Judson election, including setting absentee poll worker hours, programming the voting machines, and holding the public test.

In other business this morning, the election board will continue researching the possibility of switching to vote centers for next year’s presidential election. Specifically, members want to make sure the county has adequate Internet access to support vote centers and that the county’s IT Department has the capability to provide tech support on Election Day. Members are expected to set the dates for a series of town hall meetings to discuss vote centers with the public and take feedback.

This morning’s Starke County Election Board meeting starts at 9:30 in the second floor meeting room in the Starke County Courthouse.