(La Porte County, IN) - Voter turnout is shaping up to be high with over 23,000 people voting early in La Porte County before Election Day tomorrow. That’s about 27 percent of all of the registered voters throughout the county. Early voting ended today at 12 p.m.
La Porte County Clerk Heather Stevens said there was about a one hour wait or more today at the early voting locations especially at the La Porte County Fairgrounds and the county government offices at 8th and Wabash streets in Michigan City.
Stevens said the wait was longer than at any point during the early voting period. The amount of early voters at the fairgrounds totalled close to 11,000 with less than an hour to go before early voting ended, Stevens said.
In comparison, she said the total amount of early votes cast was over 8,100 in Michigan City. There were more than 1,700 early voters at Wanatah Town Hall and over 1,100 at the Wills Township Community Building. In addition, slightly more than 1,000 people used the mobile voting unit to cast votes in various locations where the vehicle traveled during the early voting period.
There are close to 40 voting center locations open in La Porte County on Tuesday.
