2022 Voter Guide: Your ballot, candidate Q&As and where to vote
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2022 Voter Guide: Your ballot, candidate Q&As and where to vote
Heading into the final week of early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 election, here’s a rundown of how to find out who is on your ballot, what candidates say they’re all about and where you can vote
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VOTER GUIDE: YOUR BALLOT, CANDIDATE Q&As, MORE
Heading into the final week of early voting ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm election, here’s a rundown of how to find out who is on your ballot, what candidates say they’re all about and where you can vote in the coming days and on Election Day.
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WHO IS ON YOUR BALLOT?
The Indiana Secretary of State’s portal is a good choice for that. Go to IndianaVoters.com and click on “Who’s on the ballot.” It will ask for your name and a few other things and then kick out the names and races you’ll find on your ballot.
Vote411.org, powered by the League of Women Voters, offers a similar feed. Key in your address and get ballot information, voter guides, candidate Q&As and more.
IndianaCitizen.org offers a ballot search and candidate Q&As here.
WHERE TO VOTE EARLY AND ON ELECTION DAY IN TIPPECANOE COUNTY
EARLY VOTING SITES: Early voting opened Oct. 12 at the County Office Building in downtown Lafayette. As of Friday, Oct. 28, the number of early ballots cast were running three times ahead of those cast in the previous midterm election, in 2018.
Here’s a list of the remaining early voting times, dates and locations.
Oct. 31-Nov. 4: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.
Nov. 2-5, noon-6 p.m.:
Wea Ridge Baptist Church, 1051 E. County Road 430 South, Lafayette
Eastside Assembly of God Church, 6121 E. County Road 50 South, Lafayette
Faith West Community Center, 1920 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette
Northend Community Center, 2000 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette.
Nov. 5: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.
Nov. 7: 8 a.m.-noon, Tippecanoe County Office Building, 20 N. Third St.
ELECTION DAY SITES: The county will have 16 polling places open 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Voters in Tippecanoe County may vote at any vote center. Note: The county will not use Faith East Community Center, one of the more popular vote centers in recent elections, due to construction.
Lafayette
Lafayette City Hall, 20 N. Sixth St., Lafayette
Northend Community Center, 2000 Elmwood Ave., Lafayette
Lafayette Fire Station No. 5, 750 N. Creasy Lane, Lafayette
Eastside Assembly of God, 6121 E. County Road 50 South, Lafayette
Tippecanoe County 4-H Fairgrounds, 1400 Teal Road, Lafayette
River City Community Center, 2842 Old U.S. 231, Lafayette
Evangelical Covenant Church, 3600 S. Ninth St., Lafayette
Wea Ridge Baptist Church, 1051 E. County Road 430 South, Lafayette
West Lafayette
Faith West Community Center, 1920 Northwestern Ave., West Lafayette
Margerum City Hall, 222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette
Krach Leadership Center, Purdue University, 1198 Third St., West Lafayette
Wabash Township Fire Station No. 1, 2899 Klondike Road, West Lafayette
Outside Lafayette/West Lafayette
Tippecanoe Volunteer Fire Station No. 2, 448 W. County Road 650 North, West Lafayette
Battle Ground Fire Station No. 1, 112 North St., Battle Ground
Gathering Point Church, 7201 Wesleyan Drive, Dayton
Stockwell United Methodist Church, 6941 Church St., Stockwell
CANDIDATE Q&As
School boards
Candidates in West Lafayette, Lafayette and Tippecanoe school board races answered Based in Lafayette questions here:
The League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette also offered candidates written and video interviews in LSC, TSC and West Lafayette school board races. Find the page with links to the three races here.
Congress
League Q&As, Congress: U.S. House, 4th District: Republican Jim Baird vs. Democrat Roger Day. U.S. Senate: Republican Todd Young, Democrat Thomas McDermott and Libertarian James Sceniak
Statewide offices
League Q&As, Secretary of State, auditor, treasurer: Secretary of State: Democrat Destiny Wells, Republican Diego Morales and Libertarian Jeff Mauer. State auditor: Republican Tara Kutz, Democrat ZeNai Brooks and Libertarian John Schick. State treasurer: Republican Daniel Elliot and Democrat Jessica McClelan’
General Assembly
Four of the seven Indiana House and Indiana Senate seats with districts that include Tippecanoe County are contested. (Incumbents running uncontested: Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, District 22; Rep. Sharon Negele, R-Attica, District 13; and Rep. Heath VanNatter, R-Kokomo, District 38.) Here are the Based in Lafayette Q&As with candidates in the contested races.
Note: Also find Q&As and video interviews, where available, from the League of Women Voters of Greater Lafayette.
Q&A, Indiana House 27: Democrat Sheila Klinker vs. Republican James Hass
Indiana House 27 candidates: Sheila Klinker, left, and James Hass. (Photos provided) Q&A, Indiana House District 41: Republican Mark Genda vs. Democrat Greg Woods
Indiana House District 41 candidates: Mark Genda, left, and Greg Woods. (Photos: Dave Bangert and provided) League Q&As, Indiana House: District 26, District 27, District 41, District 13 and District 38
Tippecanoe County races
Q&A: Tippecanoe County commissioner, Republican Tracy Brown vs. Democrat James Werner
Tippecanoe County commissioner candidates: Tracy Brown, left, and James Werner (Photos provided) Q&A: Tippecanoe County Council, four seats
Tippecanoe County Council candidates, clockwise, from top left: Kathy Vernon, Jaime Ortiz, Ryan Kennedy, Lisa Dullum, Jody Hamilton and Ben Murray. (Photos provided) Q&A: Tippecanoe County sheriff, Democrat Bob Goldsmith vs. Republican Jason Huber
Tippecanoe County sheriff candidates: Bob Goldsmith, left, and Jason Huber. (Photos provided) Tippecanoe County sheriff’s debate, Democrat Bob Goldsmith and Republican Jason Huber, WLFI, Sept. 29
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Township trustee races
Q&A, Fairfield Township trustee: Democrat Monica Casanova vs. Republican April O’Brien
Fairfield Township trustee candidates: Monica Casanova, left, and April O’Brien. (Photos provided) Q&A, Wabash Township trustee: Republican Eric Hoppenjans vs. Democrat Angel Valentin
Wabash Township trustee candidates: Eric Hoppenjans, left, and Angel Valentin. (Photos: Dave Bangert) League Q&As, township races, including: Fairfield Township trustee, Wabash Township trustee
Township trustee debates, WLFI, Oct. 4
Fairfield Township, Democrat Monica Casanova and Republican April O’Brien
Wabash Township, Democrat Angel Valentin and Republican Eric Hoppenjans
Thanks, again, to Purdue University for its support of today’s edition. Catch the latest episode of the “This is Purdue” podcast, featuring Purdue alum, chemistry teacher and TikTok superstar Phil Cook, with a look at his viral, Halloween-themed experiments.
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