The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
by Dessa Rodeffer, Quill Publisher/Owner
Henderson County has three villages who hold caucuses to nominate candidates for positions on their village boards. They are Stronghurst, Raritan, and Lomax.
The results reported are:
STRONGHURST
Peoples:
4 year term (3 trustee positions)
Tony R. Anderson
Debra White Hale
Chris McGraw
2 year term (1 trustee position)
Amanda Kane
CITIZENS:
4 year term (3 trustee positions)
Brendan W. Schaley
2 year term (1 trustee position)
Roger James Cook
INDEPENDENT:
4 year term (3 trustee positions)
CHRISTINA K. COOK
LAWRENCE D. NEFF
RARITAN
Peoples:
4 year term (3 trustee positions)
EARL WALLER
SAMMY BLENDER
GARY POWLESS
4 year term (President)
Richard Knapp
4 year term (Clerk)
James Blender
CITIZENS:
no nominations/no show
LOMAX
Peoples:
4 year term (3 trustee positions)
Ron Van Niewaal
Jim Rosenboom
Greg Webster
CITIZENS:
no nominations/no show
The Consolidated Election, is Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
The deadline for filing a notarized "Declaration of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate" must do so no later than 61 days prior to the election which is February 3rd.
However, whenever an objection to a candidate's nominating papers or petitions for any office is sustained after the 61st day before the election, the candidate may file a notarized declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for that office with the proper election authority no later than 7 days prior to the election. This excludes independent candidates.
Several towns in the county have not had anyone who filed for the open positions including Biggsville, Gulfport and Gladstone. Write-ins could file or boards will appoint someone to the vacancies after the election, Henderson County Clerk Marcella Cisna said.