Tag: general election

Monroe County District 2 challenge: GOP nominee Randy Cassady’s residency questioned by Dems

Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry has notified the three-member county election board that he is challenging the candidacy of Randy Cassady, who is the Republican Party nominee for the District 2 county commissioner seat.

Henry has filed the required CAN-1 form for a challenge.

The basis of the challenge is a question about Cassady’s residency in District 2. Even though county commissioners are elected by all registered voters across the county, candidates have to have proper residency in their geographic district.

Cassady is running against incumbent Democrat Julie Thomas, who won a close primary race against Peter Iversen.

In a statement to The B Square released through his campaign manager, Mary Catherine Carmichael, Cassady said, “While certain political groups are seeking to procedurally deny the voters’ opportunity to decide on their representation, I will remain focused on the pressing issues and opportunities facing Monroe County.” Continue reading “Monroe County District 2 challenge: GOP nominee Randy Cassady’s residency questioned by Dems” →

Monroe County clerk on 2020 general election: “I know seven polling sites are not going to cut it in November.”

The Nov. 3, 2020 general election will be likely be administered under the standard prevailing laws and rules in the state of Indiana.

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Chair of Monroe County’s three-member election board, Hal Turner at the July 2, 2020 meeting, which was conducted on the Zoom video-conferencing platform.

That’s what Monroe County election board members are assuming, based on discussion at their regular meeting on Thursday.

That would mean no-excuse absentee balloting, which was enacted just for this year’s primary election by Indiana’s state election commission, won’t be in place for the general election.

So Monroe County board members are planning to use all 34 election day polling sites in November, not just the seven that were used for the June 2 primary.

The four-member bi-partisan state commission decided in late March to allow voters to request an absentee ballot to vote by mail for any reason.

Allowing no-excuse absentee voting was an effort to reduce the number of people voting in person at the polls on election day, to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic virus. Continue reading “Monroe County clerk on 2020 general election: “I know seven polling sites are not going to cut it in November.”” →