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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Ind. Gov't. - "All Lake County candidates will get a piece of Nov. 8 ballot"
Updating this ILB entry from Sept. 21, headed "In Tippecanoe County, unopposed to remain off ballots for now," and this one from Sept. 25th, headed "Names on the ballot, and the 'may' issue," Bill Dolan reports today in the NWI Times:
CROWN POINT | Scores of unopposed candidates for city and town offices were winners Tuesday in a decision guaranteeing them a spot on the Nov. 8 ballot.The Lake County elections board voted 3-2 along party lines to put the names of all candidates in this year's general election before the voters.
The move came despite a new state law interpreted by the two Republican board members as a command to delete uncontested races from the county's polling places as a waste of taxpayer resources, since the candidate can't lose. * * *
Keeping uncontested races on the ballot has a price.
Merrillville Councilwoman Carol Miano, the town's Democratic chairwoman, asked the board Tuesday to spare the town from having to deploy poll workers for a townwide election when there are contested races in only three election wards. "This would save our town $17,000 to $20,000," Miano pleaded.
Board members said they sympathize with the town's financial troubles and plan to hold a special meeting Oct. 4 to entertain requests from Merrillville and any other cities and towns that want to consolidate their polling places to save money.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 28, 2011 09:44 AM
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