Voters in Indiana are required to carry a government-issued picture ID with them to their precinct on Election Day. The photo ID must be a federal or Indiana state government-issued. IDs from an Indiana state school such as IU are acceptable.
Students from other states currently attending IU or another university in the state can register to vote in Indiana as long as they have lived in their precinct for 30 days prior to Election Day.
On the Bloomington ballot for May’s primary are candidates seeking party nominations for city offices such as mayor and city council.
The mayoral race will not feature an incumbent, as current Bloomington mayor Mark Kruzan announced he would not seek a fourth term. Seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor are John Hamilton, John Linnemeier and Darryl Neher. On the Republican side, John Turnbull is the only candidate running.
In addition, all nine seats on the Bloomington City Council are up for election. Eight of the nine incumbents are running for re-election with the exception being Darryl Neher of District 5, who is running for mayor. Dorothy Granger (District 2), Steve Volan (District 6) and at-large representatives Tim Mayer, Andy Ruff and Susan Sandberg are running unopposed.
In District 1, Kevin Easton (D) is challenging Chris Sturbaum (D). In District 3, Allison Chopra (D) and Michael Satterfield (D) are challenging Martin Spechler (D). Nelson Shaffer (R) is running unopposed in the primary.
In District 4, Philippa Guthrie (D) is challenging Dave Rollo (D). In District 5, Kurt Babcock (D), Gabriel Colman (D) and Isabel Piedmont-Smith (D) are vying for the soon-to-be empty seat.
The last office on the ballot is Bloomington City Clerk, where Frances Nicole Bolden (D) is running unopposed. Current city clerk Regina Moore is not seeking re-election.
Those who do not register by today for the May 5 primary can still register to vote for the Nov. 3 general election by Oct. 5.
Neal Earley
