Opting for autonomy

Voters pass Sheridan & Adams Township Reorganization

Indiana will soon have one fewer township.

Sheridan and Adams Township will combine into a single governmental unit on Jan. 1, 2025.

Voters needed to approve the reorganization plan in two jurisdictions: the town of Sheridan itself and in unincorporated Adams Township.

Those voters have spoken – with clarity.

In Sheridan, nearly 73 percent of voters approved the measure, and throughout the rest of Adams Township, nearly 62 percent of voters gave the plan a thumbs up.

Come New Year’s Day, the county government will relinquish responsibilities such as road construction and maintenance, snow removal, and police protection to the local government of New Sheridan.

For more information about the reorganization plan, go to sheridan.in.gov/reorganization. To read the final reorganization plan in full, click here.

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On Election Day, the Hamilton County Election Board notified the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office of two people who allegedly violated electioneering laws by displaying campaign material inside the “voting chute” past the entrance to the polls.

The Election Board has also notified the Prosecutor’s Office of three people the board recommends should be investigated for campaign finance violations. Those individuals are Cleova Brown, Carla Cork, and Pam Williams.

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On Tuesday morning, there were mentions on multiple radio stations of a potential issue with Hamilton County voting machines not being switched over from early voting mode to Election Day mode, causing delays for voters. According to a member of the Hamilton County Election Board, 101 of the 111 polling sites in Hamilton County were ready to go within 10 minutes of the polls opening at 6 a.m.

All machines were ready for voters within 25 minutes of the polls opening.

At the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Center polling location, the longest reported time anyone was delayed was approximately 90 seconds.

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As we do every election cycle, The Reporter has published election results in our Nov. 6, 2024, edition. You can find full Hamilton County results on Page 2 and full state results from on the Secretary of State’s website at this link.

At 7:50 a.m., voters in Sheridan prepare to make their voices heard.

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