Tag Archives: Monroe County Election Board

A Facebook page called ‘Monroe County Elections’ is causing concern among Monroe County Election Board members. Republican representative William Ellis said the page could have been assumed to be official when it wasn’t. The page has since been deleted, but its creator is still in question. Ellis and Democratic Representative Carolyn VandeWiele were concerned the page might have been created …

Indiana’s Democratic Party mistakenly sent out absentee ballots without the state mandated instructions. The Monroe County Election Board addressed the issue in an emergency session on Monday. County Clerk Nicole Browne confirmed that Monroe County will accept the faulty absentee ballots, as instructed by Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Browne also reported a third party IT service has certified …

The Monroe County Election Board approved creating two new polling places in its February 1st meeting. The Board is eliminating polling sites at the IU football complex and the IU union center in favor of one central polling site at the University Club. Board member Carolyn VandeWiele and William Ellis said a site visit proved the University Club is the …

In the July 20th meeting of the Monroe County Election Board, Democratic representative Carolyn VandeWiele sought to reassure voters that Indiana law protects their private information VandeWiele’s statement came after a request last month by the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity asked Secretaries of States for an expansive set of information on individual voters, including Hoosiers. VandeWiele said Indiana …

11,000 Monroe County residents have cast early ballots so far this election season; After deliberating for four hours last night, the city council could not find its way to support a mixed use development planned for the southeast corner of Hillside and Henderson Streets; The Confederate flag has been banned from the grounds of Bloomington High School North; WFHB is …

9/6/16 The Bloomington Police Department provided fewer than six copies of body or dash camera footage to citizens during the five months before the city dramatically increased the cost of accessing the records; In a meeting last week, the Monroe County Election Board received assurances voting machine vendor Hart InterCivic that their machines will allow the county to comply with …