Starke County Election Board to Finalize Early Voting Hours, Location

Posted on September 12, 2019
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

Early voting hours for North Judson’s town election are expected to be finalized during a special Starke County Election Board meeting this morning. Since North Judson is the only place in Starke County holding an election this fall, board members have decided to set up a satellite absentee voting location there. But they still need to pick a location and set the specific hours.

Board members will also make some other preparations for the North Judson election, including setting absentee poll worker hours, programming the voting machines, and holding the public test.

In other business this morning, the election board will continue researching the possibility of switching to vote centers for next year’s presidential election. Specifically, members want to make sure the county has adequate Internet access to support vote centers and that the county’s IT Department has the capability to provide tech support on Election Day. Members are expected to set the dates for a series of town hall meetings to discuss vote centers with the public and take feedback.

This morning’s Starke County Election Board meeting starts at 9:30 in the second floor meeting room in the Starke County Courthouse.

Candidate Filing Ends with Contested Races in North Judson, Medaryville

Posted on August 2, 2019
Author Michael Gallenberger, WKVI

Races are almost set for town elections in North Judson and Medaryville. Thursday was the filing deadline for towns that didn’t have a May primary.

Medaryville is the only community in Starke and Pulaski counties that will have to hold a town convention to narrow down the list of candidates. Stacy Conley and Jasmine Hines are seeking the Republican Party nomination for Medaryville clerk-treasurer, according to the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office. The winner will face Democrat Kendra S. Miller in November’s General Election. Meanwhile, outgoing Clerk-Treasurer Judy Harwood is challenging incumbent Republicans Ray Saltsman, Robert Schultz, and Suzanna J. Wilcoxon for the three Medaryville Town Council seats.

In North Judson, Republican Randy Schwartz is challenging incumbent Democrat Jane Ellen Felchuk for the Ward 1 town council seat, according to the Starke County Clerk’s Office. Democrat Matthew Brewer is running against incumbent Republican Ward 2 Council Member Wendy Hoppe. Ward 3 Council Member James Young and Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe are both running unopposed for their first full terms. Both took over those positions as mid-term replacements.

Knox, Hamlet, and Monterey will not have to hold General Elections, due to a lack of contested races. The one contested race in the City of Knox was decided during the May primary. In Hamlet and Monterey, only the incumbent office-holders filed to run.