Indiana Judge Pushed to Make Swift Call in Absentee Voting Case

Indiana voters are urging a federal judge to quickly order the state to expand absentee voting, alleging election officials appear unwilling to make a decision on their own.

Indiana election commissioners discussed proposals for no-excuse voting by mail for the Nov. 3 general election during a virtual meeting last week, the voters said Sunday in a supplemental brief in support of their pending motion for a preliminary injunction.

The state successfully used that method for Indiana’s June primary amid concerns about the Covid-19 pandemic, they said.

But a number of the commissioners said during the meeting they are hesitant to ...