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With only town and city elections on the ballot early voting turnout was slow in Porter County Monday. Voters are choosing party candidates for contested primary races in Chesterton, Kouts, Portage, Porter and Valparaiso this year.
A candidate for Porter Town Council will be fined $250 and given two weeks to bring his campaign signs into compliance after failing to appear for a hearing before the Porter County Election Board at its meeting Friday morning.
“The voting process is not changing. It’s just allowing more access to the polling locations,” Elections & Registration Office Director Sundae Schoon said.