NAPPANEE — Eight Democratic candidates for local, state and congressional offices will talk with voters Tuesday during a forum hosted by citizens group ACT Nappanee-Warsaw.
MIDDLEBURY — The League of Women Voters of Elkhart County Meet The Candidates Forum will be hosted by the Middlebury Public Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, the organization announced Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Debate Commission will host a single debate between three U.S. Senate candidates on Sunday, Oct. 16, with a one-hour broadcast starting at 7 p.m.
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ELKHART — School board races in Elkhart County suddenly became competitive Friday as a filing deadline neared.
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LAKEVILLE — Democrat Paul Steury has been confirmed as the party’s candidate for the special election to complete the congressional term of Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski following her death in a car crash.
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ELKHART — With Republican leaders in the 2nd Congressional District having selected their nominee in a caucus vote Saturday following the death of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, the field is all but set for the Nov. 8 election.
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MISHAWAKA — Rudy Yakym III was selected Saturday in the first round of balloting among Republican Party leaders to replace the late U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski on the ballot in November.
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ELKHART — A former Indiana state representative and the former Indiana attorney general are among the latest to enter a race for the state’s 2nd District seat in Congress following the death of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski.
GOSHEN — Goshen council narrowed down its choices for the city’s new council district map to one option Monday.
This is the current candidate list for the upcoming General Election in Elkhart County.
MIDDLEBURY — A town hall meeting on July 6 will focus on “kitchen table issues” such as rural development, election integrity and health care.
ELKHART — Members of the Elkhart Redistricting Committee on Thursday hired a consultant to look at redistricting City Council districts.
GOSHEN — In a primary election with a single-digit share of voter turnout, a difference of fewer than 100 votes separated the winners of the county commissioner race in unofficial results Tuesday.
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ELKHART — The county’s top election official expressed disappointment Wednesday with a low voter turnout in the primary election.
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GOSHEN — A steady rain got part of the blame Tuesday for a dismal primary election turnout, but the most loyal party members turned out anyway to select candidates for the fall election.
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ELKHART — Republicans are competing among themselves in seven races across Elkhart County, Democrats in only one.
ELKHART — Two Republicans are in the running to be the Concord Township Assessor.
MIDDLEBURY — Four Republican candidates will be vying for three open seats on the Middlebury Township Board.
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Election Board on Friday began mailing ballots to registered voters who requested an early voting ballot by mail.
GOSHEN — The League of Women Voters of Elkhart County will have a voter information program via Zoom and Facebook at 6 p.m. March 17.
GOSHEN — City council members voted to form a bipartisan redistricting committee after stripping out many of the measures meant to keep it bipartisan.
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NAPPANEE — Destiny Wells and other Democratic candidates say they want to reclaim patriotism from Republicans who stayed in lockstep with a president who cozied up to dictators and tried to thwart the election.
GOSHEN — The Libertarian Party of Elkhart County held its annual organizing convention and elected new party officers Saturday at the Goshen Public Library.
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Libertarian Party has announced plans for its annual county organizing convention and an open-call for local Libertarian candidates.
2022 Elkhart County Primary Election
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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana House approved along party lines Monday a Republican-backed proposal that would require voters who request mail-in ballots to swear under possible penalty of perjury that they won’t be able to vote in person at any time during the 28 days before Election Day.
2022 Elkhart County Primary Election
2022 Elkhart County Primary Election
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GOSHEN — The six candidates to be the next Kid Mayor of Goshen spoke Monday ahead of voting this week.
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ELKHART — As one of the longer-tenured poll workers in Elkhart County, Kris Mueller’s motivation to continue the job was simple.
ELKHART — A Republican caucus on Monday evening selected Megan Baughman, 51, to fill the at-large seat of the late Mary Olson on the Elkhart City Council.
GOSHEN — Christopher Anderson, Elkhart County Clerk of the Circuit Court, is reminding voters of options available to those who wish to vote absentee ahead of the Concord Community Schools Special Election.
GOSHEN — Election officials finalized some details ahead of a special election that will cost Concord Community Schools up to $65,000.
ELKHART — A public meeting on Aug. 7 will gather feedback as Indiana embarks on the 10-year update to its district maps.
GOSHEN — Richard R. Aguirre, a Goshen College administrative faculty member, announced he is seeking to replace Adam Scharf as clerk-treasurer for the City of Goshen.
GOSHEN — A Democratic Party caucus will be held following the resignation of Goshen Clerk-Treasurer Adam Scharf.
GOSHEN — City Clerk-Treasurer Adam Scharf announced his resignation Friday, a little more than 18 months after winning the position.
ELKHART — “Gender and Voting” will be the topic for the next League of Women Voters of Elkhart County meeting.
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GOSHEN — Voting machines were tested Thursday and election officials were reminding voters of an upcoming registration deadline ahead of a special election focused exclusively on the Elkhart schools referendum.
ELKHART — Early in-person voting on the Elkhart schools referendum starts April 6.
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GOSHEN — Election officials finalized some details ahead of a special election that will cost Elkhart Community Schools north of $17,000 to run.
OSCEOLA — State Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, is seeking to replace Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who announced last week that she is stepping down.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A proposal to expand early voting would solidify an option that election boards already have, according to the Elkhart County circuit court clerk.
ELKHART — The Indiana chapter of Common Cause, a non-partisan organization for fair and open elections, on Friday called for the resignation of multiple lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.
ELKHART — U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind, said in a statement Thursday that there must be a peaceful transition of power when President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on Jan. 20.
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GOSHEN — Business owner Joanna King was selected Tuesday by Republican precinct committeemen to replace former state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, to represent District 49 in the Indiana House.
INDIANAPOLIS — Four candidates have been named as possible replacements for Indiana House Rep. Christy Stutzman during a caucus Tuesday.
GOSHEN — Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer on Monday announced plans for a caucus of eligible precinct committee members to fill the upcoming vacancy in the office of House District 49.
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MIDDLEBURY — Indiana state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, announced Tuesday she is stepping down, blaming the governor’s coronavirus-related business restrictions.
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