BENTON COUNTY — Election dates
◊May 3 - Early voting begins
◊May 18 - Preferential Primary Election, Nonpartisan Judicial General Election, Town of Avoca Special Election: Avoca Fire and Rescue Department Dues, Town of Garfield Special Election: NEBCO Levy of Dues and Town of Gateway Special Election: NEBCO Levy of Dues
◊June 8 -Primary run-off election
◊Aug. 24 at noon - filing deadline municipal elections
◊Nov. 2 - General Election and Nonpartisan run-off
◊Nov. 23 - General Election run-off (county and municipal races) Polling locations consolidated
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The Benton County Election Commission will close four polling locations this year.
Included in those closings is Gateway, whose residents will vote in Garfield for the May primary elections. In 2008, Garfield had 370 voters, 262 of which voted during the election. Today, the precinct had 350 voters.
Each of the locations to be consolidated with another location had fewer than 500 voters in the 2008 presidential election. Commissioner Bill Williams said one of the objections to the consolidations will be the distance some voters will have to travel.
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Where to vote:
◊Pea Ridge Emergency Services Building, 293 S. Curtis Avenue
◊Avoca Town Hall, 222 N. Old Wire Road
◊Garfield First Baptist Church, 17784 Marshall Street (U.S. Hwy. 62)
◊Lost Bridge Village Community Building, 12477 Lodge Drive
◊Little Flock City Hall, 1500Little Flock Drive
◊Cornerstone Assembly of God, 4055 N. 2nd Street,
Rogers Early Voting
Early voting begins Monday, May 3. According to A.C.A. §7-5-418: Early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the County Clerk’s designated early voting location during the following times:
◊Beginning 15 days before a preferential primary or general election between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and ending at 5 p.m. on the Monday before the elections.
◊For all other elections, early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the County Clerk beginning seven days before the election and ending on the day before the elections day during regular office hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Rogers and Siloam Springs offices are closed for lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.
Early voting shall not be available on state or county holidays.
Absentee ballots: Applications are available 60 days prior to every election.
Deadline to receive absenteeballot applications by mail or fax is seven days prior to election.
Deadline for the County Clerk to mail ballots to voter is seven days prior to election.
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BENTON COUNTY POLITICAL FILINGS
Circuit Clerk
◊Brenda DeShields of Centerton
Constable
◊District 1: Grant Hardin of Garfield,Terry Owen of Rogers
◊District 7: Jess Arnold of Pea Ridge, Roger Franklin Farrer of Pea Ridge
County Assessor
◊Glenn “Bear” Chaney of Bentonville
County Clerk
◊Tena O’Brien of Bella Vista
County Collector
◊Gloria Peterson
County Coroner
◊Daniel Oxford of Gravette
County Judge
◊Robert Stephenson of Siloam Springs
◊Dave Bisbee of Rogers
◊Bob Clinard of Rogers
◊ Tim Henderson Sr. of Gentry
County Prosecutor
◊Van Stone of Bella Vista
County Sheriff
◊Keith Ferguson of Rogers
◊Kelley Cradduck of Rogers
County Surveyor
◊Ronald Lee Ridout of Rogers
County Treasurer
◊Deanna Ratcliffe of Bentonville
Justice of the Peace:
◊District 1:Tawnya Lewis of Rogers, Dale King of Garfield
◊District 7: John Anthony Cody of Pea Ridge, Joel Jones of Bella Vista
The following incumbent candidates have filed for state political offices and will run unopposed in the Republican primaries in May.
◊District 98: Donna Hutchinson of Bella Vista
Area, Pages 6 on 05/05/2010