The May 7 primary election is coming up in just over a month. If residents are interested in working the polls, Starke County Clerk Bernadette Manuel and Pulaski County Clerk JoLynn Behny encourage anyone interested to call their offices.
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There’s still time to cast your ballot early, ahead of Tuesday’s primary. In-person absentee voting continues for Starke County voters at the Starke County Courthouse in Knox. Polls are open today from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Monday from 8:00 a.m. to noon.
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Voters who have not sent back a completed a mail-in absentee ballot are encouraged to get that done as soon as possible.
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The State of Indiana is attempting to make this year’s Primary Election as safe as possible for poll workers.
Continue readingStarke County Clerk Bernadette Manuel announced Monday morning that residents asking for an absentee ballot in the upcoming June 2 Primary Election may do so by messaging the Starke County Clerk’s Office through its Facebook page.
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Harrison Fields recently submitted his resignation as a member of the Starke County Election Board.
Continue readingThe polling sites typically used in an election in Starke County will be combined for in-person voting in the Primary Election on June 2.
Continue readingStarke County Clerk Bernadette Manuel released information Thursday related to this year’s Starke County Primary Election Tuesday, June 2.
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The Culver Town Council members will hold a public hearing tonight on the proposed ordinance that would move the Culver Town Council candidate selection to the May Primary Election.
The Culver Town Council members reviewed an ordinance Tuesday night that would determine the process of nominating candidates for town office.
Culver residents will soon have the chance to weigh in on how candidates are nominated for elected town offices. The town council Tuesday continued discussing the possibility of letting voters choose candidates for council seats and the clerk-treasurer’s position during the May primary, according to Clerk-Treasurer Karen Heim. Under the current system, parties choose their candidates during a town convention.
The Culver Town Council members will weigh in on the possibility of being a part of the Primary Election instead of being chosen by town convention.
Two at-large North Judson Town Council seats will be included on the November General Election ballot.
Primary Election day is just around the corner, and while some people will be venturing to the polls on May 8th, there are many people in Starke and Pulaski counties who have opted to vote early.
The Pulaski County Clerk’s Office reported that, as of Saturday afternoon, 22 ballots have been cast by mail, 35 individuals have cast ballots by travel board and 204 in-person absentee ballots have been cast.
According to the Starke County Clerk’s Office, between April 10th and April 28th, 21 ballots have been cast through the travel board, 39 mail-in ballots have been received and there were a total of 356 ballots cast by walk-ins. Continue reading
Candidates may continue to file for office in the municipal election.
The filing deadline for the Knox City Council, mayor, judge and clerk-treasurer candidate positions has expired with the primary election set for Tuesday, May 5.
Candidates seeking office in towns with a population less than 3,500 can file until Monday, Aug. 3. If there is more than one party candidate running for a seat, a town convention will be held to determine the party candidate on the General Election ballot in November.
The Primary Election solved several contested races, but one interesting issue came up when the votes were counted in the California Township Advisory Board race on the Republican ticket.
Three candidates were to be chosen and four candidates filed to run for that office. Steve Ahlenius received the most votes with 72 and Matt McGowan, Sr. received the second most votes with 63. The last two Republican candidates, Michele Albon and Phill Cherry, received the same number of votes at 53 which created a tie for that third candidate to be considered for a seat on the California Township Advisory Board.
With the Primary Election in the rear view mirror, candidates are reminded that in the City of Knox all political signs, posters or other outdoor advertisements must be removed no later than seven (7) days after the election. This is also applicable for the General Election in November.
Candidates seeking office in the May Primary Election and who are posting campaign signs should be reminded that the signs can not be placed in a right-of-way space.
Political signs should be within private property. Signs shall be permitted to be displayed no more than 90 days prior to the scheduled election and shall be removed within 14 days after the Primary Election.
