DOJ To Watch Indiana Primary Voting

Filed Under Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Indiana primary

The Department of Justice will be out in force watching voting when Hoosiers go to the polls for the Indiana primary May 6. Many are predicting record voter turnout for Democratic primary voting in Indiana because Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are neck and neck in their race to win Indiana’s votes and convention delegates.

Reports Nathan Blackford of Warrick Publishing Online:

Those who come out to vote on May 6 — and those working at the polls — shouldn’t be too surprised if there is a bit of added scrutiny. United States Department of Justice observers will be in Indiana, making sure everything is done according to the law. With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton locked in a tight race to gain the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, Indiana’s 72 convention votes are now more important than they’ve been in a long time.

“It’s been 40 years since we’ve had anything like this,” said (Warrick County Clerk Shannon) Weisheit. “We’re on the radar for the entire United States. So I have been to quite a few elections meetings this year, and the state election commission is stressing to us to do everything that we have to do. We’ve been told Department of Justice officials will pick random polling places.”

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