It appears the race for Statehouse District 26 is far from over. Democrat John Polles filed an injunction in Tippecanoe Circuit Court. He said the move was to force the election board to start reviewing 414 provisional ballots. The county said it can identify which ballots were cast by voters who claimed they registered at an agency, like the BMV, but their names were not on the county's voter registration list. Only one ballot fit that category after today's review.
The ballots will be counted on Friday, November 14th. Republican Randy Truitt leads the race by 21 votes. No one knows if there will be enough provisional ballots ruled 'valid' that will impact the Dist 26 race.
And, it is interesting to know, Nicole Martin, the Purdue student whose name is on the court papers, told us she didn't even vote in the Dist 26 race. She told us she only voted for President. Martin voted a provisional ballot because records show she is registered to vote in Porter County. But, she later registered in Tippecanoe County.
