The Indiana Election Division sent guidance to county election officials on polling place safety issues.

Election Day will look a lot different in Marion County this year. There are concerns about the record number of mail-in ballots, a lack of resources and limited in person voting locations.

Marion County Clerk Myla Eldridge sent a letter Thursday to state officials asking them to extend the deadline that requires mail-in ballots arrive at county election offices by noon Tuesday while polling sites remain open.

Beech Grove City Schools and Washington Township Schools are asking voters to approve property-tax referendums on the June 2 primary ballot.

More than a dozen school districts in Indiana are asking voters to approve funding for construction projects, general operating costs, or both, during the June 2 primary.

Nearly 550,000 Hoosiers requested absentee ballots for the 2020 primary a huge increase from prior years after the state expanded vote-by-mail to anyone who wanted it.

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

Marion County mailed applications for absentee primary election ballots to more registered voters this year.

There are 18 days left until the June primary. Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson says county election officials are prepared for both in-person and vote-by-mail ballots during the pandemic.

Some counties have sent out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in a bid to reduce in-person voting on Election Day.