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 5, 2024, 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

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS FOR US PRESIDENT & VP, 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

US SENATOR

GOVERNOR & LT. GOVERNOR, INDIANA

ATTORNEY GENERAL INDIANA

US REPRESENTATIVE, 3

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 050

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 079

JUDGE, CIRCUIT COURT. WELLS

COUNTY RECORDER, WELLS

COUNTY TREASURER, WELLS

COUNTY CORONER, WELLS

COUNTY SURVEYOR, WELLS

COUNTY COMMISSIONER, WELLS

COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, WELLS

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, BLUFFTON-HARRISON

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, NORWELL

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:

Public Question #1

Shall the Constitution of the State of Indiana be amended to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of officeholders who shall discharge the powers and duties of the governor if the office of the governor and lieutenant governor are both vacant?

JUDICIAL RETENTION QUESTIONS TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS

The text of judicial retention questions submitted to voters, if applicable, are as follows:

Retention of Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana

Shall Justice Derek Read Molter be retained in office?

Retention of Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana

Shall Justice Loretta H. Rush be retained in office?

Retention of Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana

Shall Justice Mark S. Massa be retained in office?

Court of Appeals Judicial Retention – Fourth District

Shall Judge Rudolph Reginald Pyle Ill 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- EARLY VOTING Open Monday 10/28/2024 until 

1240 4-H PARK ROAD Monday 10/28/2024 from 

BLUFFTON IN, 46714 10:00AM to 7:00PM

Open Tuesday 10/29/2024 until 

Tuesday 10/29/2024 from 

10:00AM to 7:00PM

CLERK’S OFFICE – Open Tuesday 10/08/2024 until

EARLY VOTING Friday 10/11/2024 from

102 W MARKET ST 8:00AM to 4:30PM

BLUFFTON IN, 46714 Open Tuesday 10/15/2024 until

Friday 10/18/2024 from

8:00AM to 4:30PM

Open Monday 10/21/2024 until

Friday 10/25/2024 from

8:00AM to 4:30PM

Open Saturday 10/26/2024 until

Saturday 10/26/2024 from

7:00AM to 2:00PM

Open Monday 10/28/2024 until

Friday 11/01/2024 from

8:00AM to 4:30PM

Open Saturday 11/02/2024 until

Saturday 11/02/2024 from

7:00AM to 2:00PM

Open Monday 11/04/2024 until

Monday 11/04/2024 from

8:00AM to 12:00PM

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Open Saturday 10/26/2024 until

EARLY VOTING Saturday 10/26/2024 from

215 E DUSTMAN ROAD 8:00AM to 3:00PM

BLUFFTON IN, 46714 Open Saturday 11/02/2024 until

Saturday 11/02/2024 from

8:00AM to 3:00PM

LIGHTED GARDENS – Open Thursday 10/31/2024 until

EARLY VOTING Thursday 10/31/2024 from

10794 N STATE ROAD 1 10:00AM to 7:00PM

OSSIAN IN, 46777 Open Friday 11/01/2024 until

Friday 11/01/2024 from 

10:00AM to 7:00PM

DATED, THIS 23rd DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024.

Beth Davis

Circuit Court Clerk (or Lake or Porter County Election Director)

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