Indiana is unlikely to join the nearly three dozen states across the country that allow every resident to vote by mail in every primary and general election. On Thursday, the Republican-controlled House overwhelming rejected a Democratic proposal to eliminate the requirement that Hoosiers satisfy at least one of 13 possible excuses to vote by mail, and instead permit all registered voters to cast their ballot through the mail. Precinct clerk Rick Bakker explains what sanitization protocols and PPE equipment are available for poll workers and voters at Schererville Town Hall. Video by Kale Wilk. Kale Wilk State Rep. Tonya Pfaff, D-Terre Haute, proposed the no-excuse mail-in ballot amendment to House Bill 1365, which addresses a variety of election issues.