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Vermillion County election board certifies 2026 primary, reports 2,732 votes
Summary
The Vermillion County election board signed off on its 2026 primary election results and will forward paperwork to the Indiana election division after officials reported a final total of 2,732 votes and described procedures for tracking mail-in ballots and new voting equipment.
The Vermillion County election board certified the county's 2026 primary election results in a brief meeting during which officials reported final totals and described voting procedures. Tammy Lowry, circuit court clerk and secretary to the election board, said the county recorded 10,695 registered voters, 1,957 votes cast on election day and 775 votes cast by absentee or early voting, for a countywide total of 2,732 votes. "We're here to certify the 2026 primary election," Lowry said.
Lowry told the board there were no provisional ballots to consider and no outstanding absentee or military ballots, calling the report the complete number for the primary. She said she would provide the completed paperwork to the Indiana election division.
An election board member described an on-the-ground operational issue and the county's checks: a voter attempted to use a passport instead of a driver's license and the lookup initially pulled the wrong record; the error was caught and the correct voter was allowed to cast a ballot. "The error was corrected," the election board member said, adding that county voting machines are digital devices that are not connected to the internet and that scanned votes are compiled centrally.
Officials described the county's mail-in process: request forms bear signatures and are tracked, returned ballots are checked against a barcode and request, and voters whose mailed ballots are not received are contacted and may vote at any of seven vote centers. The meeting included praise for new Microvote voting machines and updated poll pads; board members said the equipment worked well overall and that lessons learned would be applied ahead of the general election.
Board members also noted a typographical error affecting Council District 2 that produced a tied result for a precinct office; the Republican precinct committeemen in the affected area will meet in a party caucus next week to resolve the tie. Despite that administrative typo, the board said the countywide certification stands and paperwork will be filed with state election authorities.
Lowry moved to adjourn after the sign-off; members agreed and the meeting closed.
