The Marion County Board of Elections certified candidate petitions and issues for the Nov. 4 general election after the deadline to file on Aug. 5 ended.
Voters across Marion County will vote in races for council, township trustees and school board members, along with various tax issues. On the ballot will be:
Cities
Marion City Council first ward: Shawn Barr
Marion City Council second ward: Pamela Larkin
Marion City Council third ward: Ralph Smith
Marion City Council fourth ward: Twila Laing
Marion City Council fifth ward: Thaddaeus Smith
Marion City Council sixth ward: Ron Prater and Anthony Azaria
Marion City Council at large: Bill Dichtl, Dan Clark, Aaron Rollins, Scott Crider and Kent Halloran (write-in candidate)
Marion City Council president: Mary Stoneburner
Marion city treasurer: Vidya Iyengar
Charter commission
Marion City Charter Commission: Theresa Lubke, John Shank, Lois Fisher, Juanita Rosvanis, Terry Cline, Gail Block, Emily Russell, Naomi Craig, Malcolm Smith, Ed Brown, Robert Landon, Christina Johnson, Brian Lovell, Jay McDonald, Cara Stevens, Jason Schaber, Mark Russell, Allison Barr, Tom Stotts, Welcome Collins, Damion Shriver, James Lloyd and B.J. Gruber
Village councils
Caledonia Village Council member: Kathie Phillian, April Morrison, Robin Schelb, Kimberly Berry, Gary Hunley, Mason Crum and Celso Nicolas
Green Camp Village council member: Lori Price (write-in candidate), Shana Bosart (write-in candidate) and Samuel Lee (write-in candidate)
La Rue Village Council member: Connie Kendall, Maria Ford and John Hickman
Morral Village Council member: Deborah Thibaut, Karen Hughes, Darla Hicks, Amber Belcher and Barbara Forry
New Bloomington Village Council member: Candace Gear and Kati Kennedy
Prospect Village Council member: Robert Ramey, Phillip Reeb, Isaac VanGundy and James O’Dell
Waldo Village Board of Public Affairs member: Sherrie Shope
Township trustees
Big Island Township trustee: Rober Handley, Jonathan Zucker and Ryan Eisele
Bowling Green Township trustee: Jonathan Appelfeller, Richard Holcomb and David Trihaft
Claridon Township trustee: David Hempstead, Tommy Ruth, Rex Strine, Bradley Seckel and Hank Meadows.
Grand Prairie Township trustee: Bob Campbell, Ron Thiel and John Thiel
Grand Prairie Township fiscal officer: Steve Bollinger
Grand Township trustee: Todd McKinniss and Timothy Swisher
Green Camp Township trustee: Thomas McBeth and Chris Abbott
Marion Township trustee: Karen McCleary, Mauri Morse and Ben Creasap
Montgomery Township trustee: Lee Parker, Jeffrey Wall and Ryan Skidmore
Pleasant Township trustee: David Schrote and Charles Wells
Prospect Township trustee: Michael Russell, Harry Hilgenberg, Jerry Schultz and Greg Wilson
Richland Township trustee: Roger Groll and Jason Lehner
Salt Rock Township trustee: Allen Merritt, Darryl Ralph and Michael Richmond
Scott Township trustee: Richard Lewis, Mark Croman and Robert Pugh
Tully Township trustee: C. Paul Robinson, John Heffley and Larry Barr
Waldo Township trustee: Mike Augenstein and Greg Price
School boards
Elgin Local School District School Board member: Deborah Good, Joshua Cox, Amanda Rhoades (write-in candiate) and Susan Abbott (write-in candidate)
Marion City School Board member: Rocky Ratliff and Scott Weibling
Pleasant Local School District School Board member: Dalton Dains, Vicki Kimmell and Rebecca Bradac (write-in candidate)
Ridgedale Local Schools School Board member: Mandy Roberts, Cathy Hamilton and Misty Hayden
River Valley Local Schools School Board member: Bob Stump, Cheryl Beineke, Benjamin Albright and Joshua Ross
How to Vote
Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 4, 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 7
Early in-person voting: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday starting Oct. 7 at the Marion County Board of Elections, 222 West Center St., Marion. There will be extended hours the week and weekend before the election.
This article originally appeared on Marion Star: Marion ballot update: Council, school board, village seat and trustee seats
Reporting by Abby Bammerlin, Marion Star / Marion Star
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