Vigo County Election Board shifts Meadows early‑voting plan to Woodrow Wilson for election day

The Vigo County Election Board voted unanimously to amend its vote‑center plan and replace the Meadows Shopping Center early‑voting site with Woodrow Wilson Middle School as an election‑day vote center, board secretary Liana Moore said.

Moore told the board the Meadows location "may not be available" as a week‑long voting center and that the Vigo County Clerk's Office was unable to find an alternate early‑voting site nearby, prompting the amendment of the vote‑center plan (SEG 024-056). The adopted plan had listed Meadows as an early‑voting center opening Oct. 27, 2026.

Board member Christian Christian Edling provided turnout figures from the primary to illustrate the site's previous usage: "early voting, the Meadows had 1,191 voters check‑in and vote. But they were just a 7 day vote center. And then on election day, they had 1,458 voters show up to vote" (SEG 123-130). Those numbers were raised as the board weighed the effect of losing a nearby early‑voting option.

County attorney Terry Modesitt said the clerk's office made "numerous attempts" to contact Meadows with no response and cited media reports of trash and unpaid utilities, which left the board concerned about whether the facility would be usable for early voting (SEG 083-093). In response, election staff reported an election‑day–only center had been obtained at Woodrow Wilson and that signage would be used to redirect voters who expect to go to Meadows (SEG 049-056).

An election‑office staff member said a sketched layout for Woodrow Wilson "allows for the exact amount of machines that we were previously using at the Meadows Vote Center" and can be expanded if needed (SEG 149-156). The board also discussed parking logistics and confirmed the school would be closed on election day (SEG 159-169).

Liana Moore moved to approve the amendment (identified as resolution 2026‑04 in the motion); John Nicholas seconded, and the motion passed by voice vote with all members in favor (SEG 172-181). The board directed staff to secure a written agreement with the school corporation and the Indiana Election Commission approval as required before the site is used for voting (SEG 192-201).