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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GOSHEN — Officials completed this year’s vote count Friday, in an election that broke the record for most ballots casts in Elkhart County history.
ELKHART — A group of atheists is criticizing Elkhart County for using churches as voting centers, in what the atheists see as a “Christian sponsored Election Day.”
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GOSHEN — Republicans maintained their dominance over local government in Elkhart County on Tuesday, electing county officials and state lawmakers by wide margins.
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MISHAWAKA — Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski declared victory at 10 p.m. Tuesday, claiming a fifth consecutive term in the House of Representatives at the expense of her Democratic challenger, Pat Hackett.
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GOSHEN — Candidates and constituents alike awaited election results Tuesday night but an avalanche of ballots threatened to push the tally late into the night.
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ELKHART — The final day of in-person absentee voting in Indiana brought long lines at polling stations in Elkhart County with early voting numbers surpassing any other election year, according to election officials.
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ELKHART — Donald Rainwater, the Libertarian candidate for Indiana governor, finished his tour of the state in Elkhart on Sunday afternoon with a crowd of about 40 supporters.
ELKHART — A family law attorney is challenging the incumbent for a seat on the Elkhart County Board of Commissioners.
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ELKHART — Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday said the Elkhart County Health Department should not base decisions about COVID-19 restrictions on the potential political implications, including the governor’s own reelection chances.
ELKHART — Curt Nisly, a three-term Republican incumbent, is being challenged by Democratic candidate Kelly Thompson for the District 22 House seat.
ELKHART — Democratic candidate Amanda Qualls, a Goshen school board member, is challenging Republican incumbent Christy Stutzman for the District 49 House seat in the Nov. 3 election.
ELKHART — State Rep. Timothy Wesco is being challenged for his District 21 seat in this election, as Democrat Ryan Liedtky believes he has a chance at winning in the heavily Republican district.
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