Very good news came to the field yesterday afternoon- the Indiana Superior Court judge ruled that early voting satellite locations in Lake County can and will remain open through November 1.
Every day we were unsure as to if the sites would even be open when we arrived with an eager first time voter, or elderly person needing time and assistance to vote. Now, we can celebrate knowing that the GOP's tactic of voter suppression in this heavily democratic area will not succeed in delaying or deterring voters.
The judge, who took a walk-through of the satellite voting offices on Monday, made the point in her ruling that many people were voting (in fact, 1700+ in the first 4 days!) and that all the early votes will count.
That was a huge concern of voters here as GOP lawyers were perpetuating fear that their votes could be tossed if a negative ruling came down. While most elected officials in Lake County have already voted, we knew there was no way votes would be thrown away.
To see what I'm doing out here- check out this local CBS clip of one of our member political organizers (MPO) in the field recruiting people to early vote!
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