Dems have crowded field for at-large seats on Porter County Council

Democratic voters in the May 7 primary are tasked with paring four Democratic candidates vying for the three at-large Porter County Council seats currently held by Council President Mike Brickner, R, Andy Bozak, R, and Sylvia Graham, D, down to three. The three incumbents are all running for reelection, along with three additional Democrats and four additional Republicans.

Lake County seeing an increase in early voting turnout

Voter turnout so far appears to be a little above average 12 days into early voting at Lake County’s 11 vote centers, according to election officials. “We always like to see growth,” Fajman said. The government center site in Crown Point tends to be the busiest through the early voting period and has the most machines set up for voters. There have not been lines, she said. Fajman said it is difficult to compare this year’s early voter turnout with the 2020 presidential election cycle because of the pandemic caused by COVID-19. “With COVID, we only had early voting seven […]