A group of Indiana residents sued the state, trying to force it to allow any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot for the 2020 general election.

A federal judge Tuesday temporarily halted a ruling that would have forced Indiana to count mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day.

A group of Indiana residents trying to force the state to allow all Hoosier voters to cast mail-in ballots this year have their day in a federal appeals court Wednesday.

A federal judge is forcing Indiana to count all mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, as long as they arrive to county clerks by Nov. 13.

Barring a last-minute curveball from the federal courts, Indiana will be one of only four states without expanded vote-by-mail for the 2020 general election, amid an ongoing pandemic, but advocates haven't given up on the fight

The deadline to register for this fall's election is Monday, Oct. 5. If you register in person at your local election administrator's office, that means the end of the business day. If you register online at IndianaVoters.com, you have until midnight.

Indiana residents must be registered to vote 29 days before each election. What do you need on Election Day? What do you need to register to vote? Can you vote if you're homeless? Were answering your questions submitted through the Indiana 2020 Two-Way.

Indiana expanded vote-by-mail to all voters who wanted it for the 2020 primary. Republicans have blocked all efforts to do so for the general election.

Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson insists the state will have a "normal election" this fall and won't expand mail-in voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The appeal filed Tuesday by the nonprofit group Indiana Vote By Mail and several voters comes after a federal judge in Indianapolis rejected on Friday their request for a court order to extend no-excuse mail-in balloting.