Voters go to the polls on Tuesday

The Fall General Election will be Tuesday, Nov. 7. Polls will open for voting from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

State law requires that all voters must show a government-issued photo ID to cast a ballot. The ID must:

+display the voter's photo;

+display the voter's name, and the name must conform with the voter registration record (conform does not mean identical);

+contain an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (Nov. 2, 2004);

+be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. Government (driver's license, photo ID card, passport, or military ID).

Those who do not have a valid photo ID can obtain one free of charge from any Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch.

In this county, there are contested races for county prosecutor, county treasurer, and county council district 1, as well as seven for township trustee.

The county attorney's main responsibility is to represent the State of Indiana and prosecute violators of state statutes in various courts with criminal jurisdiction.

Duties of the county treasurer include collecting, retaining custody of and disbursing county funds, collecting delinquent taxes, and collecting local and state general property taxes and inheritance taxes.

A county councilman helps fix the tax rate for county purposes, imposes the tax levy, adopts the annual budget, fixes salaries of officers, deputies, assistants and employees whose salaries are paid from any county fund, and levies taxes to provide funds to erect new jails and repair old ones.

Voters will elect the following state, county and township offices: U.S. Senator

Richard G. Lugar (R), Jack H. Baldwin (D) and Mark Pool (I) - declared write-ins whose names will not appear on the ballot, Steve Osborn (L). Secretary of State

Todd Rokita (R), Joe Pearson (D), Mike Cole (L), Bill Stant (G) - declared write-in whose name will not appear on the ballot. Auditor of State

Tim Berry (R), Judy Anderson (D). Treasurer of State

Richard E. Mourdock (R), Michael W. Griffin (D). U.S. Representative, District 2

Chris Chocola (R), Joe Donnelly (D). State Representative, District 24

Richard W. "Rich" McClain (R), No other candidate filed. Judge of Carroll Circuit Court

Don Currie (R). No other candidate filed. County Prosecuting Attorney

Tricia L. Thompson (R), James R. Huffer (D). County Auditor

Beth L. Myers (R). No other candidate filed. County Treasurer

Jane Brewington (R), Pamela J. Mansfield (D). County Sheriff

Tony Burns (R). No other candidate filed. County Assessor

Doris L. McLeland (R). No other candidate filed. Co. Commissioner, District 1

Loren T. Hylton (R). No other candidate filed. County Council, District 1

Ronald "Ron" W. Slavens (R), Richard N. DePoy (D). County Council, District 2

Jerry L. Hendress (R). No other candidate filed. County Council, District 3

Ann Brown (R). No other candidate filed. County Council, District 4

Nancy S. Cripe (R). No other candidate filed.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

A township trustee's duties include preparing the annual township budget and maintaining control over all property belonging to the township. The township trustee administers poor relief and can in certain situations serve as township assessor. Adams

Carmen L. Slavens (R). No other candidate filed. Burlington

Lawrence R. Lambert (R), Alan D. Jackson (D). Carrollton

Rebecca L. Phillips (R). No other candidate filed. Clay

Marla R. Milazzo (R). No other candidate filed. Deer Creek

Neda K. Duff (R), Helen L. Schilling (D). Democrat

Clayton C. Hutson (D). No other candidate filed. Jackson

Jason J. Endrress (R), Robert "Bill" Dittman Jr. (D). Jefferson

Harold L. Erdmann (R). No other candidate filed. Liberty

Mark E. Justice (R), James L. Tribbett (D). Madison

Dwaine K. Ward (R), Amanda Robinson (D). Monroe

Kenneth G. Fife (R). No other candidate filed. Rock Creek

Donald L. Leisure (R), Brian G. "Greg" Nipple (D). Tippecanoe

Marlene Joseph (R), Joann V. Vianco (D). Washington

Lois A. Wallace (R). No other candidate filed. TOWNSHIP ADVISORY

BOARD

Vote for 3

Among the responsibilities of the township board are adopting the annual budget, fixing the tax rate for various funds, imposing property tax levies, selecting depositories for township funds, and fixing salaries of elected and appointed township officers and employees. Adams

Robert G. Peterson (R), Jeffrey Potts (R), Rick Roller. (R). No other candidates filed. Burlington

John G. Bogue (R), Linda A. Heinzelman (R), Greg Holderbaum (R), Linda L. Huffer (D), James "Jim" E. Walker (D). Carrollton

Tobe Leazenby (R), Richard L. Stout (R), Mike Barnard (D), Linda L. Nelson (D). Clay

Jerry Frey (R), Jeffrey "Jeff" Kessler (R), Wayne Remaly (R). No other candidates filed. Deer Creek

Melissa A. Darling (R), Tom Hesler (R), Sherry C. Mears (R), Mary L. Clifford (D), James M. Shaffer (D). Democrat

Carol R. Bordner (R), Diana M. Hill (R), Beth Stephens (R), Theodore M. Enoch (D), William L. McCarty (D), Jeremy Reef (D). Jackson

Deborah "Deb" Foreman (R), Rodney L. Moudy (R), Jeff Sieber (R), Byron Rude (D), Daniel C. Shanks (D), Joe A. Wallace (D). Jefferson

Gene Cochanower (R), Ronald C. Felz (R), John J. Shellcrosslee (R), Rita Emmons (D), John R. Scott (D). Liberty

Joseph P. Martin (R), Jason W. Scott (R), Carla Shaeffer (R), Phillip Penn (D), Richard Rinehart (D), Kenneth G. Tribbett (D). Madison

Dee A. Humbarger (R), William L. Maxwell (R), Neal Anderson (D). Monroe

Lois Ayres (R), Janice A. Marvin (R), Scott D. Sisson (R). No other candidate filed. Rock Creek

Gerald E. Clear (R), Larry Fuller (R), Sandy Brown (D). Tippecanoe

Daniel L. Gottschalk (R), Ralph E. Hughes (R), Marcia Jura (R). No other candidate filed. Washington

William "Bill" A. Hardy (R), Scott E. Hile (R), James T. Knight (R), Thomas C. Guckien (D), Joseph O. Mylet (D).

Questions concerning the election may be directed to county clerk Laura Sterrett at 765-564- 4485.