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Monday, January 16, 2006

Ind. Gov't. - Deadline for primary filing is Feb. 17th

The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette points out today:

Filing for the primary election opens Wednesday. That’s the first day candidates for congressional, state, county and some school board contests can file paperwork to be placed on the May 2 ballot.

The filing period closes Feb. 17, when voters will know the lineup for primary races for Congress, all Indiana House seats and half of the Senate seats, as well as numerous state and county contests.

Remember that, because of computer-drawn House, Senate, and Congressional districts, not only in Indiana but nationwide, the primary race is most often the only game in town. If you are unhappy with your representation, the deadline for filing is Feb. 17th!

Once that date is past, your choices in the May primaries are set, and the outcome of the general elections in November is most-often pre-determined by the way the lines have been drawn, to favor a specific party.

This is why the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to review the Texas redistricting case, and the concept of political districting, is important. See some earlier ILB entries from 12/12/05, 12/15/05, and 12/29/05.

This is also why the concept of an Indiana bipartisan redistricting commission , as discussed in this Jan. 10, 2006 ILB entry, is important.

[More] Today's Lafayette Journal & Courier has an editorial on the state redistricting proposal.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 16, 2006 08:53 AM
Posted to Indiana Government