Today (Wednesday, January 7) is the first day to declare candidacy for a major political party primary nomination in Indiana.
Although some candidates have declared their candidacy in parades and on social media, it’s not official until they sign up at the clerk’s office.
According to Washington County Clerk Stephanie Rockey, filings begin this morning at 8:00 am and run through Noon on February 6th.
Early in-person voting starts on Tuesday, April 7th and continues until Noon on May 4th.
Hours are to be determined, said Rockey.
“We are currently accepting requests for absentee ballots by mail,” she said. “Actual ballot packets will start being sent out on Friday, March 20th.”
Today is also the first day an independent or minor party candidate may file a petition of nomination with a county voter registration office for the general election for verification of petition signatures.
Those who would like to declare their intent to be a write-in candidate for the general election can also sign up for that today.
The Clerk’s office is located in the Washington County Justice Center, 801 South Jackson Street, Salem, IN. The Clerk’s number is 812-883-5748.
Offices to be filled this year include:
County Offices
- Prosecuting Attorney, 42nd Circuit
- County Auditor
- County Recorder
- County Sheriff
- County Assessor
- County Commissioner, District 2
- County Council, District 1
- County Council, District 2
- County Council, District 3
- County Council, District 4
- Brown Township Trustee
- Brown Twp. Board Member (3)
- Franklin Township Trustee
- Franklin Twp. Board Member (3)
- Gibson Township Trustee
- Gibson Twp. Board Member (3)
- Howard Township Trustee
- Howard Twp. Board Member (3)
- Jackson Township Trustee
- Jackson Twp. Board Member (3)
- Jefferson Township Trustee
- Jefferson Twp. Board Member (3)
- Madison Township Trustee
- Madison Twp. Board Member (3)
- Monroe Township Trustee
- Monroe Twp. Board Member (3)
- Pierce Township Trustee
- Pierce Twp. Board Member (3)
- Polk Township Trustee
- Polk Twp. Board Member (3)
- Posey Township Trustee
- Posey Twp. Board Member (3)
- Vernon Township Trustee
- Vernon Twp. Board Member (3)
- Washington Township Trustee
- Washington Twp. Board Member (3)
- Republican State Convention Delegates
- Democratic State Convention Delegates
The deadline to file to run as a candidate in the primary is Friday, February 6 by noon and those people will have until Friday, February 13 by noon, to file a withdrawal of candidacy for the primary election.
WSLM will host a political forum sometime in April to educate the voters on the candidates.
The primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 5.
