The number of Vote Centers available in Marshall County for the June 2 Primary Election was cut as the Marshall County Election Board members had a hard time getting poll workers to work during the election.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Election Board members took action Thursday morning to certify the 2019 Municipal General Election.
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One of the new election laws that went into effect on July 1 is a Certification of Ballot Agreement for Vote Center counties.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Election Board members reviewed absentee, or early voting, numbers so far in the Municipal General Election in a meeting Tuesday morning.
Continue readingMarshall County Clerk Deb VanDeMark informed the election board members this week that a law has changed pertaining to the deadline for the absentee mail application.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Election Board confirmed the candidates for the November Municipal General Election when they met Tuesday morning.
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Early voting in Marshall County is starting to pick up as we near Primary Municipal Election Day on Tuesday, May 7.
Continue readingFour candidates filed their candidate financial reports after the noon deadline in the Marshall County Clerk’s Office on Monday, April 22.
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The Marshall County Election Board members will be making a decision on Vote Center locations when they meet later this month.
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There are a few Township Advisory Board positions in Marshall County that aren’t filled from the November General Election.
The staff at the Marshall County Clerk’s Office is busy collecting absentee ballots for the November General Election.
To ensure the county’s voting machines are safe from potential hackers, the Marshall County Election Board will apply for an Election Security Grant to provide additional security with the storage of voting machines.
For the first time in the school’s history, the Argos School Board will be elected by a vote instead of the method of appointment.
The Plymouth High School may be used as a Vote Center in the upcoming November General Election.
The Marshall County Commissioners will consider a speed limit and stop sign ordinance on Veterans Parkway and Linden Road. They will also discuss the 2018 road plan for Underwood Road in Union Township and 12th Road in Bourbon Township.
The Marshall County Election Board members discussed the late filing of campaign finance reports by three candidates during their meeting Wednesday morning.
Absentee voting started out slowly, but the Marshall County Election Board members learned this week that the numbers are beginning to increase.
The Marshall County Election Board took action Tuesday morning to include new legislation that pertains to extracting early votes.
Clerk Deb VanDeMark explained that a vote may need to be withdrawn in the event that a voter who cast an early vote dies before Election Day. The current procedure involves a tedious process. Instead, a Voter ID will be assigned to the voter when they sign in and the machine on which the voter casts a ballot will be noted on the ballot receipt so that information can be easily obtained to correct. The 10-digit code can be entered and it will speed up the process.
The National Guard Armory in Plymouth is undergoing renovations and cannot be used as a Vote Center for the May Primary Election.
With the unavailability of the 12th vote center site, the Marshall County Election Board members Tuesday morning discussed simply moving forward with 11 vote centers or finding an alternate site. Clerk Deb Vandemark suggested checking on availability at the Knights of Columbus building in Plymouth to host more machines. Parking may be an issue, but the building would offer enough space and it would meet Vote Center requirements.
