Local clerks discuss how operations went for primary election

VERMILLION COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — This year’s primary election in the Wabash Valley had to battle some severe weather.

Vermillion County circuit court clerk Tami Lowry said that it impacted them in a big way.

“We had four of our precincts lose power, however, they either had generators and backup batteries, so they didn’t end up having any problems and came right back up,” she said.

Clay County clerk Amy Jordan said that they are already putting precautions into place if a storm like this comes through again on election day.

“We need a in place for emergency preparedness, because we don’t have that,” she said. “We are going to get generators so if we do have an emergency, we have all that in place.”

However, Lowry said that the staff on hand made it a point to not let the weather hinder the election process.

“Everything went well as far as the materials, the machines, and getting everybody voted,” she said.

Both of these counties also received funding to improve overall voting awareness across the state. Lowry said that they used it to get more people in for early voting this election while Jordan said that they are using it to focus on elections moving forward.

“We are planning on using it for a tent for the Clay County Fairgrounds and some supplies to go into the high schools to teach them about the election so that they can learn to sign up for the election and how it works,” said Jordan.

Meanwhile, the general election will be held on November 5.

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