More than a third of registered voters in Marion County have already cast their ballots ahead of Tuesday’s general election, as early voting concluded over the weekend.
Approximately 91,586 of the county’s 271,268 active eligible voters have participated so far, driving overall turnout to 33.76% before Election Day polls open on Tuesday.
Early voting, which wrapped up on Saturday, Oct. 31, accounted for 62,143 ballots, while an additional 29,443 voters returned vote-by-mail ballots.
Daily turnout remained consistent across the 10-day early voting window. In-person voting peaked on opening day, Oct. 22, with 7,985 ballots cast, and saw another surge during its final two days, with 7,275 voters casting ballots on Friday and 7,226 on Saturday…