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LEGAL NOTICE OF
GENERAL (OR
SPECIAL) ELECTION
The voters of JOHN-
SON County are notified
by the county election
board in accordance with
Indiana Code 3-10-2-2
that a general (or special)
election will be held in the
county on November 3,
2026, (or applicable date)
with the polls open for vot-
ing from 6:00 a.m. until
6:00 p.m., prevailing local
time. In accordance with
the list of candidates and
the public questions certi-
fied to me by the State of
Indiana or this county's
election board, and the
certificates of candidate
selection filed in the office
of the circuit court clerk of
this county (or the Lake or
Porter County election di-
rector), the following of-
fices and public questions
or judicial retention ques-
tions, if applicable, will be
on the general (or special)
election ballot:
OFFICES TO BE
FILLED BY VOTERS
SECRETARY OF STATE,
INDIANA
STATE COMPTROLLER
(AUDITOR OF STATE),
INDIANA
TREASURER OF STATE,
INDIANA
US REPRESENTATIVE,
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STATE SENATOR, 41
STATE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, 047
STATE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, 057
STATE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, 058
STATE REPRESENTA-
TIVE, 060
JUDGE, SUPERIOR
COURT, JOHNSON
PROSECUTING ATTOR-
NEY, JOHNSON
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT, JOHNSON
COUNTY AUDITOR,
JOHNSON
COUNTY RECORDER,
JOHNSON COUNTY
SHERIFF, JOHNSON
COUNTY ASSESSOR,
JOHNSON COUNTY
COMMISSIONER, JOHN-
SON
COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBER, 1
COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBER, 2
COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBER, 3
COUNTY COUNCIL
MEMBER, 4
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
BLUE RIVER
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
CLARK
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
FRANKLIN, NEEDHAM,
UNION TOWNSHIP
TRUSTEE, HENSLEY,
NINEVEH TOWNSHIP
TRUSTEE, PLEASANT
TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE,
WHITE RIVER
*TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEMBER, BLUE RIVER
TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEMBER, CLARK
TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEMBER, FRANKLIN,
NEEDHAM, UNION
TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEMBER, HENSLEY,
NINEVEH
TOWNSHIP BOARD
MEMBER, PLEASANT
TOWNSHIP
BOARD MEMBER,
WHITE RIVER
TOWN
CLERK-TREASURER,
TOWN OF PRINCES
LAKES
TOWN COUNCIL MEM-
BER, TOWN OF
BARGERSVILLE
TOWN COUNCIL MEM-
BER, TOWN OF EDIN-
BURGH
TOWN COUNCIL MEM-
BER, TOWN OF NEW
WHITELAND
TOWN COUNCIL MEM-
BER, TOWN OF
PRINCES LAKES
SCHOOL BOARD MEM-
BER, CENTER GROVE
SCHOOL CORP
SCHOOL BOARD MEM-
BER, CLARK PLEASANT
SCHOOL CORP
SCHOOL BOARD MEM-
BER, EDINBURGH
COMM SCHOOL COR
SCHOOL BOARD MEM-
BER, FRANKLIN COMM
SCHOOL CORP
SCHOOL BOARD MEM-
BER, GREENWOOD
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
CORP SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBER, HENSLEY
PUBLIC QUESTIONS
TO BE SUBMITTED TO
VOTERS
The text of public ques-
tions submitted to voters,
if applicable, are as fol-
lows:
Public Question #1 Cur-
rently, under the Consti-
tution of the State of Indi-
ana, a person charged
with murder or treason is
not entitled to be released
on bail if the proof is evi-
dent or the presumption
strong. Shall the Constitu-
tion of the State of Indiana
be amended to provide
that a person charged with
an offense other than mur-
der or treason is not enti-
tled to bail if: (1) the proof
is evident or the presump-
tion strong; and (2) the
state proves by clear and
convincing evidence that
no release conditions will
reasonably protect the
safety of any other person
or the community. (This
question concerns Article
1, Section 17 of the Con-
stitution of the State of In-
diana.) Public Question #2
Shall the Constitution of
the State of Indiana be
amended to permit the
judge of a city or town
court to reside in: (1) the
county in which the court
is located; or (2) the bor-
dering county closest to
the city or town in which
the court is located? (This
question concerns Article
6, Section 6 of the Consti-
tution of the State of Indi-
ana.) Clark-Pleasant Com-
munity School Corporation
Shall Clark-Pleasant
Community School Corpo-
ration continue to increase
property taxes paid to the
school corporation for no
more than eight (8) years
for the purpose of funding
and maintaining school
safety initiatives, including
the Clark-Pleasant police
department, student sup-
port services and pro-
gramming in response to
reductions in property tax
revenue by imposing a
property tax rate that does
not exceed $0.09 and re-
sults in a maximum annual
amount that does not ex-
ceed $4,400,000. If this
operating referendum pub-
lic question is NOT ap-
proved by the voters, for a
median residence of
$300,000, the propertys
annual property tax bill
would decrease by $127
per year. If this operating
referendum public ques-
tion is approved by the
voters, it would be a re-
newal of the most recent
operating referendum pub-
lic question passed in
2018 with a property tax
rate of $0.10.
Franklin Community
School Corporation Shall
Franklin Community
Schools increase property
taxes paid to the School
Corporation for no more
than eight (8) years for the
purpose of funding and
sustaining educational and
operational funding stabil-
ity in response to reduc-
tions in property tax reve-
nue, including supporting
and retaining teachers and
staff, essential student
health and safety initia-
tives, managing class
sizes, academic pro-
grams, and opportunities
to meet the learning needs
of all students, by impos-
ing a property tax rate that
does not exceed $0.2900
and results in a maximum
annual amount that does
not exceed $9,000,000? If
this operating referendum
public question is ap-
proved by the voters, for a
median residence of
$250,000, the propertys
annual property tax bill
would increase by $329
per year. The most recent
operating referendum pub-
lic question proposed by
the school corporation
was held in May 2019 and
passed.
JUDICIAL RETENTION
QUESTIONS TO BE
SUBMITTED TO
VOTERS
The text of judicial re-
tention questions submit-
ted to voters, if applicable,
are as follows:
Court of Appeals Judi-
cial Retention - Fifth Dis-
trict Shall Judge Paul A.
Felix be retained in office?
Court of Appeals Judicial
Retention - Fourth District
Shall Judge Mary A.
DeBoer be retained in of-
fice? Retention of Judge
of the Indiana Tax Court
Shall Judge Justin L.
McAdam be retained in of-
fice?
IN-PERSON ABSEN-
TEE OR "EARLY" VOT-
ING INFORMATION The
dates, times, and locations
of in-person absentee vot-
ing at the circuit court
clerks office and, if appli-
cable, at satellite offices
are as follows: Location
Address Location Hours
EARLY-JOHN R.
DRYBREAD COMMU-
NITY CENTER 100 E.
MAIN CROSS ST EDIN-
BURGH IN, 46124 Open
Saturday 10/24/2026 until
Saturday 10/24/2026 from
8:00AM to 3:00PM Open
Monday 10/26/2026 until
Friday 10/30/2026 from
10:00AM to 6:00PM Open
Saturday 10/31/2026 until
Saturday 10/31/2026 from
8:00AM to 3:00PM
EARLY - COMPASS
PARK/INDIANA MA-
SONIC HOME 690
STATE STREET FRANK-
LIN IN, 46131 Open
Wednesday 10/28/2026
until Wednesday
10/28/2026 from 10:00AM
to 2:00PM
EARLY - OTTERBEIN
SENIORLIFE COMMU-
NITY 1070 W JEFFER-
SON STREET FRANKLIN
IN, 46131 Open Tuesday
10/27/2026 until Tuesday
10/27/2026 from 10:00AM
to 2:00PM
JOHNSON COUNTY
COURTHOUSE 5 E. JEF-
FERSON ST. FRANKLIN
IN, 46131 Open Tuesday
10/06/2026 until Friday
10/09/2026 from 8:30AM
to 4:30PM Open Monday
10/12/2026 until Friday
10/16/2026 from 8:30AM
to 4:30PM Open Monday
10/19/2026 until Friday
10/23/2026 from 8:30AM
to 4:30PM Open Saturday
10/24/2026 until Saturday
10/24/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM Open Monday
10/26/2026 until Friday
10/30/2026 from 8:30AM
to 4:30PM Open Saturday
10/31/2026 until Saturday
10/31/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM Open Monday
11/02/2026 until Monday
11/02/2026 from 8:00AM
to 12:00PM
EARLY - GREEN-
WOOD VILLAGE SOUTH
RETIREMENT COMMU-
NITY 295 VILLAGE LANE
GREENWOOD IN, 46143
Open Monday 10/26/2026
until Monday 10/26/2026
from 10:00AM to 2:00PM
EARLY-GREENWOOD
PUBLIC LIBRARY 310 S.
MERIDIAN ST GREEN-
WOOD IN, 46143 Open
Saturday 10/24/2026 until
Saturday 10/24/2026 from
8:00AM to 3:00PM Open
Monday 10/26/2026 until
Friday 10/30/2026 from
10:00AM to 6:00PM Open
Saturday 10/31/2026 until
Saturday 10/31/2026 from
8:00AM to 3:00PM
EARLY-WHITE RIVER
PUBLIC LIBRARY 1664
LIBRARY BOULEVARD
GREENWOOD IN, 46143
Open Saturday
10/24/2026 until Saturday
10/24/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM Open Monday
10/26/2026 until Friday
10/30/2026 from 10:00AM
to 6:00PM Open Saturday
10/31/2026 until Saturday
10/31/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM
EARLY-TRAFALGAR
PUBLIC LIBRARY 424 S.
TOWER ST TRAFALGAR
IN, 46181 Open Saturday
10/24/2026 until Saturday
10/24/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM Open Monday
10/26/2026 until Friday
10/30/2026 from 10:00AM
to 6:00PM Open Saturday
10/31/2026 until Saturday
10/31/2026 from 8:00AM
to 3:00PM
DATED, THIS 5th DAY
OF OCTOBER, 2026.
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