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Saturday, January 26, 2008
Ind. Courts - Filing for judicial positions in Marshall County primary
Anita Munson reports today in the South Bend Tribune, under the heading "Marshall County GOP fills slate for primary: No Democrats filed on first day":
PLYMOUTH -- Marshall County Republicans got a jump-start by filling the slate Wednesday with candidates for the May primary election.Wednesday was the first day candidates could legally file their intention to run for office, and several GOP members did just that. No Democrat candidates filed that day, according to Voter Registration office records.
Marshall Superior Court II Judge Dean Colvin, Plymouth, filed to keep his position, as did incumbent Marshall County Commissioners Tom Chamberlin, District 2, Plymouth, and Kevin Overmyer, District 3, Culver. * * *
The only elected race at this point in which there are Republican challengers is the county coroner's position, which will be vacated by incumbent John Grolich. Former Argos Police Chief Ed Barcus and William Cleavenger of Culver, first deputy coroner, are both vying for the job.
But there could be other challengers within the party come the November general election.
That's because of the vacancy created by the resignation of Marshall Circuit Court Judge Michael Cook, effective Feb. 29. Technically speaking, the job is not an office up for election this year in Marshall County, but now there's a vacancy. [ILB - see resignation stories (from 1/23/08) here.]
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels will appoint an interim judge to serve until the first general election that follows the appointment. In this situation, that's the November election.
Where it gets a little "fuzzy," according to Patty Jones, Marshall County Voter Registration clerk, is that the Indiana Election Division allows the office to be placed on the May primary ballot. And that's what Marshall County officials have done.
Two Republicans, Joseph Morris and Edward Ruiz, both of Plymouth, have placed their names on the primary ballot for the job, and Curt Palmer, Marshall County prosecutor, also a Republican, announced this week his intention to do likewise.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 26, 2008 04:41 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts