Vote times app expands beyond Indianapolis

An app designed to provide voters with wait times at various polling locations has expanded beyond Indianapolis to include Boone, Hamilton and Vigo counties. Developers from IN Tech for Progress, the organization behind the app, say the goal is to someday cover the entire state.

“Waiting in line is a luxury not all Hoosiers can afford,” a video promoting the app said.

Indiana is one of a few states that doesn’t allow no-excuse mail-in voting, though it opens voting a month before Election Day. This means that most Hoosiers cast their ballots in person, the video observed.

The first version of the app launched in 2020, when COVID-19 safety protocols added to lengthy wait times. Volunteers built out the app ahead of the 2024 election to add two more counties.



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