“The right of citizens to elect their leaders in a free and open election is one of the cornerstones of America. In order to balance that right with the safety of county employees, poll workers and voters, delaying Indiana’s primary election is the right move as we continue to do all we can to protect Hoosiers’ health,” Holcomb said in a statement.
Besides postponing the primary, Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson, Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer and Democratic Party Chairman John Zody announced several moves intended to make voting easier, including suspending absentee by-mail rules to allow all Indianans the option to vote by mail, and allowing county clerks to continually mail ballots from today until 12 days before the new primary election date.
Indiana’s primary will award a total of 82 pledged delegates.
The move comes as the Hoosier State braces for further impacts from the coronavirus outbreak. Eighty-three people in Indiana are confirmed to have contracted the illness, and two have died as of Friday afternoon.
Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio have already announced that they will postpone their primaries due to the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/488703-indiana-postpones-primary-due-to-coronavir
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