Wabash Valley election clerks prepare for a hectic Election Day

We are 15 days away from Election Day!

County clerks around the Wabash Valley are preparing for what may be their most labor-intensive election.

We are 15 we are 15 days away from election day.

County clerks around the wabash valley are preparing for what may be their most labor intensive election.

News 10's dominic miranda spoke with a wabash valley clerk.

He explains how they're preparing for election day numbers.

Different states around the country... like swng state florida... have already began counting presidential election ballots.

This is in an effort to get ahead of the craziness of election night.... unfortunately....county clerks here in indiana aren't so lucky.

State law says the hoosier state *cannot* start counting ballots until noon on election day.

As you can imagine...this puts some stress on clerks here in the wabash valley.

I spoke with clay county election clerk anola gallion on monday.

She says they have had a really good turnout for this election... averaging over 200 voters a day.

The state of indiana did not lift restrictions on mail-in voting like they did in the primary election.

Even still...gallion tells me there are more people turning out to vote for the presidential election.

They have 5 times as many mail in ballots to count in comparison to 20-16.

This means the clerk's office has their work cut out for them on election day.

Gallion says the clerk's office is already sorting ballots to make the job less time consuming on election day...but it will still be a huge job.

She expects their small county to get everything counted by 6pm on election night.... but she says bigger counties around indiana may have to wait.

"because we are a smaller county and we were able to handle the load in the primary that was comparable, i think here it will be okay.

However, the ballot totals i've heard coming out of larger counties--marion, vanderburg, and hancock--they've had thousands more than we have and definitely those places it's not going to happen on election night."

This is the case for many states around the country.

Remember...indiana is one of the first states to have their polls close on election night.

You still have time to request your mail in ballot.

That deadline is october 22nd.

In the newsroom i'm dominic miranda news 10