Wayne County voters have 12 hours on Election Day to cast primary ballots

Mike Emery, Richmond Palladium-Item
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RICHMOND, Ind. — Wayne County voters have 12 more hours Tuesday to cast primary election ballots at eight locations.

Polls will be open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. The eight vote centers are:

  • Kuhlman Center at the Wayne County Fairgrounds, 861 N. Salisbury Road;

  • First English Lutheran Church, 2727 National Road E.;

  • Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 1108 N. H St.;

  • First Baptist Church, 1601 S. A St.;

  • Lifespring North Church, 5600 U.S. 27 N.;

  • Centerville Christian Church Family Center, 106 E. Main St., Centerville.

  • Golay Center, 1007 E. Main St., Cambridge City; and

  • Hagerstown New Testament Church, 6752 W. Main St., Hagerstown.

Whitewater Community Television will broadcast a results show beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday on Comcast Channel 11 as well as on WCTV's website — wctv.info — and Facebook page. Pal Item will also post results and an election story Tuesday night online at www.pal-item.com.

During the primary, a voter must choose either a Republican or a Democratic ballot to select party candidates for the Nov. 8 general election.

There are seven contested Republican races facing Wayne County voters:

  • State Representative, District 56: Incumbent Brad Barrett against Mark A. Pierce;

  • Auditor: Incumbent Kimberly Walton against Mark A. Hoelscher;

  • Commissioner District 1: Brad Dwenger against incumbent Ken Paust;

  • County Council District 3: Incumbent Beth Leisure against Carol A. Study;

  • Abington Township trustee: Incumbent Chelsie Buchanan against Steven Kaiser;

  • Wayne Township Board: Rick Galloway and incumbents Diane Dwyer Blackwell, Terri Smith and Marilyn Sowers vying for three spots;

  • U.S. Representative, Sixth District: Incumbent Greg Pence against James Dean Alspach.

WCTV conducted IN Focus programs that are available to view in the "Watch Online" section at wctv.info. The programs were with candidates in the Republican contested races for commissioner, county council, auditor and state representative.

The only contested Democratic race for Wayne County voters is for sixth district U.S. Representative, a race that pits George Thomas Holland against Cynthia (Cinde) Wirth.

Wayne County voters are using a new voting system this year. The Indiana Secretary of State funded purchase of all necessary equipment to change the local voting procedure.

In this file photo, Wayne County voters cast their ballots at the First English Lutheran Church in Richmond.
In this file photo, Wayne County voters cast their ballots at the First English Lutheran Church in Richmond.

Voters check in as previously, but individualized ballots for their precincts will be printed for them. Voters then stand at private voting booths to fill in their ballots. Squares must be filled in with ink; check marks and X's are not enough. Voters then process their ballots through a scanner before they leave the voting location.

With COVID-19 cases waning, masks are optional when voting; however, poll workers will follow some COVID-19 protocols, such as extra cleaning and sanitizing the pens used to vote.

This article originally appeared on Richmond Palladium-Item: When and where Wayne County voters can cast primary ballots