More candidates have filed for the 2023 Municipal Election in the Starke County Clerk’s Office.
Continue readingMore Candidates File for Municipal Election in Starke County
Candidates Begin to File for Municipal Election
Wednesday was the first official day candidates could file for office in the 2023 Municipal Election cycle in Knox.
Continue readingKnox City Council Discusses Dispatcher, Election Cost Requests from Starke County
The Knox City Council members reviewed requests from Starke County to pay for the election costs in 2023 and a portion of the salary of a Starke County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher.
Continue readingNorth Judson Town Council to Consider Additional Election, Dispatcher Expenses in 2023 Budget
As North Judson Town Council members begin gearing up for the budget season, Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe said two expenses will need to be brought up in budget discussions for 2023.
Continue readingMunicipal Primary Election Candidate Filing Begins Today
Candidates wishing to file for office for this year’s Municipal Election cycle can do so in the county clerk’s office in Starke County and Pulaski County today.
Continue readingStarke County Election Board Reviews Voter Complaint
The Starke County Election Board members discussed a complaint filed by a voter in the November General Election.
Absentee Voting Begins Today
In-office absentee voting for the City of Knox Municipal Primary Election begins today and will be available through Monday, May 4. Absentee voting hours will be from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in the second-floor meeting room in the Starke County Courthouse. Evening absentee voting hours are available on Tuesday, April 21 and Thursday, April 30 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday absentee voting hours will be April 25 and May 2 from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Starke County Election Board Approves Absentee Hours, Poll Worker Training
In-office absentee voting begins on Tuesday, April 7 for the Knox Municipal Election. The Starke County Election Board this week approved evening in-office voting hours in the second-floor meeting room in the Starke County Courthouse.
In addition to the regular absentee hours from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT, voters may cast ballots on Tuesday, April 21 and Thursday, April 30 from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday absentee voting hours will be April 25 and May 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Last Day to Register to Vote is April 6
The last day to register to vote in the 2015 municipal primary is Monday, April 6. The municipal primary will include those looking for Knox City Council seats in Districts 1-4, Mayor of Knox, City Clerk-Treasurer and Judge of City Court.
Those seeking a seat in the town elections in Hamlet and North Judson will be a part of town conventions if there are opposing party candidates. Candidates chosen in any town convention will be on the General Election ballot.
Registrations must be received in the voter registration office by 4 p.m. on April 6 or postmarked on that date.
Town Office Candidate Filing Remains Open for Municipal Election
Candidates for town offices are still eligible to sign up for offices up for election in this municipal cycle.
The latest candidate to file in the Stake County Clerk’s Office is Democrat Dean Goble, who is running for a seat on the Hamlet Town Council. Since the last report in Pulaski County, Democrat Emily L. Bailey and James Fleury filed for a Monterey Town Council positions while Republican Ronald “Rudy” Desabitine is seeking a Ward 2 seat on the Winamac Town Council.
The deadline to file for a town office is Aug. 3. If a race develops in a party, a town convention will be held to determine a party candidate to be on the November ballot in the General Election.
Voter registration ends April 6, and absentee voting opens the next day. For information on those items, call you local voter registration clerk.
The City of Knox Primary Election is Tuesday, May 5.
Today is Final Day to File for Knox Election
Today is the last day to file for the City of Knox Municipal Election.
Knox City Council Districts 1-4 are up for election including an at-large seat. Knox voters will also select a city clerk-treasurer and the judge of the city court. The primary election will be held on May 5.
There is no primary election for the seats for the North Judson or Hamlet Town Council in Starke County as the towns have a population under 3,500. Town conventions will be held if there are opposing party candidates in the seats up for election. Otherwise, the candidates will be featured on the ballot in the General Election in November. The same goes for the towns of Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville and Monterey in Pulaski County.
Municipal Election Filings Continue
This is the last week for candidates seeking a city council office to file for the primary election. Candidates seeking office in a town populated with less than 3,500 residents have until Aug. 3 to file in this year’s Municipal Election.
Democrat Frank Lonigro, Jr. is seeking another term on the Hamlet Town Council while Democrat Judy Harwood will be running for another term for Medaryville Town Clerk-Treasurer.
New Filings for Municipal Election
The clerk’s offices in Starke County and Marshall County were busy tending to more candidates who wish to file for office for this year’s Municipal Election.
In Starke County, Republican Anthony Radkiewicz filed for Knox City Council District 4 while Democrat Tim Manns filed for Knox City Council District 4. Republican Wendy Hoppe filed for another term on the North Judson Town Council in Ward 2, and Democrat Tamara Brantley is seeking a seat on the Hamlet Town Council. Republican Charles Hasnerl is seeking another term as Knox City Court Judge.
Municipal Election Candidates Continue to File
More candidates have filed for the municipal election.
The Starke County Clerk’s office saw three new filings this past week. Two Incumbents filed for office including Republican Donna Henry for North Judson Clerk-Treasurer and Democrat Brian Earnest for Hamlet Town Board in Ward 1. Democrat Bertha Blue filed for an at-large seat on the Knox City Council.
Candidates Begin Filing for Municipal Election
The first week of filing for candidacy in this year’s Municipal Election is in the books. Pulaski County Clerk Tasha Foerg did not report any filings in her office for town positions in Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville and Monterey, but plenty were recorded in Starke and Marshall Counties.
Democrat Rick Chambers will seek his third term as Mayor of Knox. Former Mayor Dennis Estok, a Democrat, is also on the ballot for Knox Mayor. The two faced off for the mayor’s seat in 2007 in a primary election. Chambers won the election and has been the mayor since that time.
Candidate Filing Open for Municipal Election
Clerk’s offices are accepting candidacy filings for this year’s municipal election.
The offices up for election in the Town of Winamac include clerk-treasurer, and town council seats in District 1, District 2 and District 3. The clerk-treasurer will also be elected for the towns of Francesville, Medaryville and Monterey. Three town council seats will be voted on in those three towns as well as at-large seats.
Municipal Election Candidate Filing Begins Today
Today is the first day to file for candidacy for the Municipal Election. Candidates may file in the county clerk’s office.
In the City of Knox, District 1-4 council seats are up for election including an at-large seat. Voters will also elect a mayor, city clerk-treasurer and the judge of the city court.
Four Provisional Ballots Remain Uncounted in North Judson Clerk-Treasurer’s Race
The recent municipal election in North Judson had Republican Donna Henry defeating incumbent Democrat Connie Miller for Clerk-Treasurer by four votes. Even though it would be a very slim chance, that specific election could end up tied because there are still four provisional votes out.
“Provisional ballots are going to be looked at at 10:00 a.m. on Friday which is the ten day deadline to come up to the Clerk’s Office and show us your ID, or if it’s a voting line problem, then we would determine that also,” said Starke County Clerk Evelyn Skronski. “There’s four provisional ballots in North Judson and one provisional in Knox.”
