Indiana's May 5 primary postponed due to coronavirus threat Indiana political leaders say they decided to postpone the state's May 5 primary because of concern about the coronavirus pandemicINDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana’s political leaders announced Friday that they agreed to push back the state primary by nearly a month, to June 2, and to allow all voters to cast mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic. Indiana's 23 new cases reported Friday raised the statewide total to 79, including three patients who died. Holcomb had endorsed delaying the primary on Thursday, but he said Republican Secretary of State Connie Lawson was leading discussions with state political party leaders in an attempt to reach a consensus. Neighboring Ohio and Kentucky are among at least seven other states that have postponed their primaries, and others are considering increased voting by mail. Elections officials still are planning to have early voting sites open in each county and to have polling locations open on the day of the primary, Lawson said.

Source: ABC News March 20, 2020 15:33 UTC