LEGAL NOTICE OF GENERAL (OR SPECIAL) ELECTION
The voters of WELLS County are notified by the county election board in accordance with Indiana Code 3-10-2-2 that a general (or special) election will be held in the county on November 8, 2022, with the polls open for voting from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., prevailing local time.
In accordance with the list of candidates and the public questions certified to me by the State of Indiana or this county’s election board, and the certificates of candidate selection filed in the office of the circuit court clerk of this county (or the Lake or Porter County election director), the following offices and public questions or judicial retention questions, if applicable, will be on the general (or special) election ballot:
OFFICES TO BE FILLED BY VOTERS
US SENATOR
SECRETARY OF STATE, INDIANA
AUDITOR OF STATE, INDIANA
TREASURER OF STATE, INDIANA
US REPRESENTATIVE, 3
STATE SENATOR, 19
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 050
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 079
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, WELLS
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT, WELLS
COUNTY AUDITOR, WELLS
COUNTY SHERIFF, WELLS
COUNTY ASSESSOR, WELLS
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, WELLS
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIST 1
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIST 2
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIST 3
COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, DIST 4
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, CHESTER
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, HARRISON
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, JACKSON
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, JEFFERSON
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, LANCASTER
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, LIBERTY
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, NOTTINGHAM
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, ROCKCREEK
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, UNION
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, CHESTER
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, HARRISON
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, JACKSON
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, JEFFERSON
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, LANCASTER
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, LIBERTY
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, NOTTINGHAM
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, ROCKCREEK
TOWNSHIP BOARD MEMBER, UNION
TOWN CLERK-TREASURER, ZANESVILLE
TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, MARKLE
TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, OSSIAN
TOWN COUNCIL MEMBER, ZANESVILLE
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, BLUFFTON-HARRISON
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, NORTHERN WELLS
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, SOUTHERN WELLS
PUBLIC QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
The text of public questions submitted to voters,
if applicable, are as follows:
2022 Southern Wells Community School Property Tax Referendum
Shall Southern Wells Community Schools continue to impose increased property taxes paid to the school corporation by homeowners and business for eight (8) years immediately following the holding of the referendum for the purpose of funding a Taxpayer Investment Plan which will include retaining teachers and staff, maintain classroom sizes, and supporting career and college readiness programs and the Operations Fund with the renewal of the existing maximum referendum property tax rate of $0.127? The property tax increase requested in this referendum was originally approved by the voters in 2016 and originally increased the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a residence within the school corporation by 21.15% and originally increased the average property tax paid to the school corporation per year on a business within the school corporation by 24.23%.
JUDICIAL RETENTION QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
The text of judicial retention questions submitted to voters,
if applicable, are as follows:
Court of Appeals Judicial Retention — Fifth District
Shall Judge Nancy H. Vaidik be retained in office?
IN-PERSON ABSENTEE OR “EARLY” VOTING INFORMATION
The dates, times and locations of in-person voting at the circuit court clerk’s office and, if applicable, at satellite offices are as follows:
Location Address Location Hours
4-H PARK Open Thursday 11/03/2022 until
— EARLY VOTING Thursday 11/03/2022 from 10:00AM
1240 4-H PARK ROAD to 7:00PM
BLUFFTON IN, 46714 Open Friday 11/04/2022 until Friday
11/04/2022 from 10:00AM to 7:00PM
CLERK’S OFFICE Open Wednesday 10/12/2022 until
— EARLY VOTING Friday 1 0/14/2022 from 8:00AM to
102 W MARKET ST 4:30PM
BLUFFTON IN, 46714 Open Monday 10/17/2022 until Friday
10/21/2022 from 8:00AM
to 4:30PM
Open Monday 10/24/2022 until Friday
10/28/2022 from 8:00AM
to 4:30PM
Open Saturday 10/29/2022 until
Saturday 10/29/2022 from 7:00AM
to 2:00PM
Open Monday 10/31/2022 until Friday
11/04/2022 from 8:00AM to 4:30PM
Open Saturday 11/05/2022 until
Saturday 11/05/2022 from 7:00AM
to 2:00PM
Open Monday 11/07/2022 until
Monday 11/07/2022 from 8:00AM
to 12:00PM
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Open Saturday 10/29/2022 until
— EARLY VOTING Saturday 10/29/2022 from 8:00AM
215 E DUSTMAN ROAD to 3:00PM
BLUFFTON IN, 46714 Open Thursday 11/03/2022 until
Thursday 11/03/2022 from 10:00AM
to 7:00PM
Open Friday 11/04/2022 until Friday
11/04/2022 from 10:00AM to 7:00PM
Open Saturday 11/05/2022 until
Saturday 11/05/2022 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM
LIGHTED GARDENS Open Thursday 11/03/2022 until
— EARLY VOTING Thursday 11/03/2022 from 10:00AM
10794 N STATE ROAD 1 to 7:00PM
OSSIAN IN, 46777 Open Friday 11/04/2022 until Friday
11/04/2022 from 10:00AM to 7:00PM
DATED, THIS 30th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.
Beth Davis
Circuit Court Clerk (or Lake or Porter County Election Director)
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