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Early voting starts tomorrow for town elections; Online registration closes at midnight

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By JEFF SCHULTZ

The Porter County Election Board will offer three locations for early voting in the 2015 Municipal Elections starting tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Early voting will be at offered at the Chesterton Town Hall, 726 Broadway; the North County Government Complex in Portage, 3560 Willowcreek Rd.; and the Porter County Administration Building, Room 309, Valparaiso, 155 Indiana Ave.

Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at all three early voting locations. All locations will also be open Saturday, May 2, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Early voting ends on Monday, May 4 at noon. Election Day is Tuesday, May 5.

For those who wish to vote absentee by mail, an application must be filled out which can be requested from Porter County Voters Registration office. Once the application is processed, a ballot will be mailed to the home or mailing address.

Applications to vote absentee by mail must be received by the Porter County Voters Registration office, 155 Indiana Ave., Suite 105, Valparaiso, Ind., 46383, by Monday, April 27.

A voter who is confined or a voter caring for a confined person can request a travel board by calling (219)-465-3486.

Online voting registration

In order to vote in the upcoming primary elections, you must be registered with the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office by the end of today.

Residents can register through the Secretary of State until midnight tonight by going to www.indianavoters.com.

In order to be eligible to vote, you must be a citizen of the United States; be at least 18 years old on the day of the next general elections (Nov. 3); have lived in your precinct for at least 30 days (except for certain military voters); and not currently be imprisoned after being convicted of a crime.

You may also visit www.indianavoters.com to check your voters registration.

Registration forms will be accepted at the Porter County Voters Registration office (155 Indiana Ave., Room 105) by closing time today at 4:30 p.m. or at any Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

Duneland races

For this year, municipal elections are taking place within the incorporated town or city areas of the county.

In Chesterton, there are three contested primary races for Town Council seats.

For the Republicans, Jeff Trout will challenge current seatholder Jim Ton in the 1st Ward. Nathanial D. Cobbs and Kevin Jakel will vie for a seat in the 4th ward.

On the Democrat ticket, Dane Lafata and Rory J. McMahan will vie for the 3rd Ward seat.

In Porter, there is one contested race -- Clerk-Treasurer Carol Pomeroy in her bid for re-election will face Zathoe Sexton in the Republican primary.

Ward races, as well as the Clerk-Treasurer race, are voted on by the entire town.

 

Posted 4/6/2015

 
 

 

 

 

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