Voter turnout for early voting has been steadily increasing over the past weeks, with more than 500,000 ballots already cast by Hoosiers statewide. This early showing reflects the commitment and engagement Hoosiers have shown toward this year’s election.
Candidates wishing to run for a school board seat have until Thursday, June 20 at noon local time to file petitions for the November General Election with the Starke County Clerk’s Office in the Starke County Courthouse in Knox and at the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office’s temporary location at 117 E. Main Street in Winamac.
Dennis Fornelli has filed the proper paperwork to appear on the November General Election ballot as an Independent candidate for Starke County Sheriff.
The Culver Town Council members considered the third reading of an ordinance that would move the town council and clerk-treasurer selection to the May Primary Election. From there, the candidates would move to the November General Election ballot.
All candidates running in the November General Election are required to have campaign finance reports into the clerk’s office today by noon, local time.
Two at-large seats on the North Judson Town Council will be on the Starke County November General Election Ballot. The deadline to file for candidacy is Wednesday, Aug. 1.
All positions on the November General Election ballot in Starke County have not been filled, but according to Clerk Evelyn Skronski, the county party chairmen have until Thursday, July 3 at noon to certify the new filings.
Skronski said a full list of candidates could be produced on Tuesday, July 8.
There are still a few positions left open on the November election ballot in Pulaski County that need to be filled by Monday, June 30.
Clerk Tasha Foerg said there are vacancies in several advisory board positions as well as township trustee positions on both the Republican and Democrat tickets. She added that vacancies on the Republican ticket include surveyor and county council district 2. On the Democrat ticket, there are openings for assessor, clerk, coroner, county council district 4, and prosecutor.
Starke County Republican Party Chairperson, Brenda Stanojevic, has several positions to fill for the November General Election ballot.
According to Starke County Clerk Evelyn Skronski, the vacancies include the clerk; auditor; recorder; coroner; assessor; commissioner district 2; trustee positions in California Township, Center Township, Davis Township, Jackson Township, Oregon Township, Railroad Township and Wayne Township; plus advisory board candidates for California 1, Center 2, Davis 1, Jackson 3, North Bend 1, Oregon 2, Railroad 1, Washington 1 and Wayne 2. These positions need to be filled by noon on June 30. The only exception is the Railroad Township Trustee due to a withdrawn candidate. That vacancy needs to be filled by June 18.
The North Judson Town Board’s plan to increase the size of the board from three members to five will be presented to the public for their approval in November on the general ballot. According to Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry, voters will be asked if they support the referendum to increase the board’s size after the Starke County Election Board ensures it gets on the ballot.