Election filing period opens for races – UPDATED

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Jorge Morales, at center, filed this morning for County Commissioner District 1 in the Republican primary. With him are Anne Ogle, at left, and Tammy Burton.
Jorge Morales, at center, filed this morning for County Commissioner District 1 in the Republican primary. With him are Anne Ogle, at left, and Tammy Burton.
Left to right: Norm Curry (Campaign Treasurer), Belinda Graber (Campaign co-Chair), Susan Thayer Fye and Joe Swope, Jr. (Campaign co-Chair).
Left to right: Norm Curry (Campaign Treasurer), Belinda Graber (Campaign co-Chair), Susan Thayer Fye and Joe Swope, Jr. (Campaign co-Chair).
Republican Kelly Benjamin filed in Indianapolis today to run for the bench of Bartholomew Circuit Court.
Republican Kelly Benjamin filed in Indianapolis today to run for the bench of Bartholomew Circuit Court.

Wednesday was the first day of filing in Indiana for the 2016 elections.

In Bartholomew County you can file for office in the voter registration office at the County Courthouse on Washington Street.

Positions open for election this year locally are two seats on the County Commissioners, circuit court judge, the at-large seats on the County Council, county coroner and county surveyor.

Among the Republican filings as of 3 p.m.,  County Councilman Jorge Morales (pictured with Ann Ogle and Tammy Burton) and Susan Thayer Fye filed for County Commissioner in District 1, incumbent council members Bill Lentz, Evelyn Pence and Jim Reed filed for re-election to their at-large seats, incumbent E.R. Gray filed again for county surveyor and Clayton Nolting and Ron Shadley for Coroner.

Republican Kelly Benjamin filed in Indianapolis today to run for the bench of Bartholomew Circuit Court.
The only Democrat to file so far has been Paula Rothrock for County Coroner.
 
The filing period closes on Friday, February 5th at noon.