Indianapolis Star: Nearly 1,800 absentee ballots left uncounted in Marion County primary election
But to Julia Vaughn of Common Cause Indiana, there is plenty of blame to go around at both the state and local level.
She noted a lack of leadership at the state level.
"It seemed to me they kind of told counties, 'OK, you figure this out. We're going to allow everybody to vote by mail, and you guys just figure it out,' " Vaughn said. " 'We're going to buy some (personal protective equipment) for your poll workers, but you know you're going to be in charge of figuring out how to process this mountain of mail that's going to come at you — twice.' "
But on the other hand, Marion County waited too late to sound the alarm over problems, Vaughn said. The county also should have made a broader effort to recruit poll workers.
Either way, she said, changes need to be made now in order to properly prepare for the general election.
"We know that November is shaping up to be one of the biggest turnout elections ever, so take the problems we had (June 2) and multiply them by some big number," she said. "So we've got to get our act together."