The clerk’s office has mailed out about 2,400 mail-in absentee ballots since Thursday, the first day it was allowed to send them. While anyone can vote in person at the courthouse before the election, only those with special reason can vote by mail-in absentee ballot.

All ballots cast before the election will be locked away until they are counted on Election Day, Ludy Watkins said.

Schedule for voting in person at the courthouse before Election Day:

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through October except Oct. 24 and 31, when hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 18 and 25 and Nov. 1

• 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 3

• 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 4 (Election Day) at polling locations

Voters may request to vote absentee by mail if they:

• Have a specific, reasonable expectation of being away from the county Election Day

• Have a disability

• Are at least 65 years old

• Have official election duties outside their precincts

• Are eligible under “fail-safe” procedures in the Indiana Code