CONCORD – The filing period for state representative will run until June 10. Most members of the Carroll County delegation want to return to the House but two delegation members from Brookfield won't be.Â
Political maps are redrawn every 10 years, following the Census. One can see that the districts have been shuffled around. The winners of the November election will be seated in new districts.Â
kAmpD<65 3J E6IE >6DD286 :7 96 H@F=5 CF? 7@C C6\6=64E:@?[ s6=682E:@? r92:C>2? {:?@ pG6==2?: W#\(2<67:6=5X C6DA@?565[ Q*6D[ D:C]QÂ k^Am
kAm%96 4@F?EJ 56=682E:@? D6ED 4@F?EJ 3F586ED 2?5 D2=2C:6D 7@C 6=64E65 4@F?EJ @77:4:2=D =:<6 E96 4@F?EJ 4@>>:DD:@?6CD 2?5 E96 D96C:77] pE AC6D6?E[ pG6==2?: D:ED @? r2CC@== s:DEC:4E d H:E9 q:== }6=D@? W#\qC@@<7:6=5X[ y@?2E92? $>:E9 W#\~DD:A66X] s:DEC:4E d 4@?D:DED @7 qC@@<7:6=5[ t77:?892>[ ~DD:A66 2?5 (2<67:6=5]k^Am
kAmpG6==2?: D2:5 96 D66<D 2 D62E @? s:DEC:4E c H9:49 H:== 92G6 EH@ D62ED[ 2?5 C6AC6D6?E qC@@<7:6=5[ t2E@?[ t77:?892>[ uC665@> 2?5 (2<67:6=5] p=D@ D:8?:?8 FA yF?6 ` |:4926= q6=496C[ 2 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> (2<67:6=5[ H9@ 5:5?VE D66> E@ DA64:7J H9:49 D62E 96 H2?E65]Â k^Am
kAm}6=D@? E@=5 E96 $F? (65?6D52J E92E 96 H@?VE D66< C6\6=64E:@?]k^Am
kAmQx 6?;@J65 >J `_ J62CD :? E96 w@FD6 3FE :E :D E:>6 E@ DE6A 2D:56[Q D2:5 }6=D@?] QpE D@>6 A@:?E[ x A=2? E@ D6?5 2 =6EE6C E92?<:?8 E96 C6D:56?E’D @7 r2CC@== r@F?EJ d 7@C 8:G:?8 >6 E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D6CG6 E96>]Qk^Am
kAm#6A] q:== |2CD9 Ws\qC@@<7:6=5X H:== 36 D66<:?8 E@ CF? 7@C DE2E6 $6?2E6 2D :D :?4F>36?E y63 qC25=6J W#\(@=763@C@X]k^Am
kAm#6A] |2C< |4r@?<6J W#\uC665@>X E@=5 E96 $F? E92E 96 :D 8@:?8 E@ D:8? FA %9FCD52J WyF?6 aX 7@C 2 ?6H 5:DEC:4E H:E9 >2?J >@C6 E@H?D] pE AC6D6?E 96 C6AC6D6?ED w@FD6 s:DEC:4E b[ H9:49 4@G6CD p=32?J[ uC665@>[ |25:D@? 2?5 %2>H@CE9]k^Am
kAmQ#6D:5:?8 :? uC665@>[ x 49@D6 7=@E6C:2= s:DEC:4E WgX :?DE625 @7 s:DEC:4E c E@ C6E2:? E96 E@H?D @7 %2>H@CE9 2?5 |25:D@?[Q D2:5 |4r@?<6J] Qx 2> =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 42>A2:8?:?8 :? qC@@<7:6=5[ t2E@?[ t77:?892>[ |@F=E@?3@C@F89 2?5 (2<67:6=5 E@ 86E E@ <?@H E96:C :DDF6D^4@?46C?D 2?5 9@A6 E@ 82:? E96:C DFAA@CE :? E96 FA4@>:?8 }@G6>36C C246]Qk^Am
kAm#6A] y6CCJ z?:C< Ws\uC665@>X 92D 366? D92C:?8 s:DEC:4E b H:E9 |4r@?<6J A=2?D E@ CF? 282:? :? s:DEC:4E g[ H9:49 92D EH@ D62ED[ H9:49 >62?D E96J 4@F=5 A@DD:3=J D92C6 2 5:DEC:4E 282:? 7@C E96 E9:C5 E:>6]Â k^Am
kAmQx 2> >@DE AC@F5 @7 E96 H@C< x 5:5 AFD9:?8 E9C@F89 wq `e_h H9:49 D@F89E E@ 2>6?5 E96 ac H66< 23@CE:@? 32? WA2DD65 :? a_a`X E@ 2==@H 6I46AE:@?D 7@C 72E2= 76E2= 2?@>2=J 2?5 C6>@G6 E96 >2?52E@CJ F=EC2D@F?5 C6BF:C6>6?E[Q D2:5 z?:C<] Qx H@C<65 92C5 H:E9 E96 s6>@4C2ED 2?5 H:E9 E96 >@56C2E6 #6AF3=:42?D H9@ DFAA@CE65 E96 3:==] xE H2D ;FDE D:8?65 :?E@ =2H]Qk^Am
kAm#6A] z2C6= rC2H7@C5 W#\|@F=E@?3@C@F89X E@=5 E96 $F? 3J A9@?6 D96 :D CF??:?8] $96 ;FDE H@? 6=64E:@? E@ E96 3@2C5 @7 D6=64E>6?]k^Am
kAmQx C62==J H2?E65 E@ 4@>3:?6 E96 EH@ WA@D:E:@?D @7 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 2?5 D6=64E>2?X :? 2 H2J E@ <66A >J E@H? :?7@C>65[Q D2:5 rC2H7@C5[ 255:?8 E92E 36:?8 2 D6=64E>2? H:== 96=A 96C DE2J >@C6 4@??64E65 =@42==J] Qx E9:?< :E H:== 36 2 8@@5 4@>3:?2E:@? :7 x 86E C6\6=64E65]QÂ k^Am
kAmpE AC6D6?E[ D96 D6CG6D :? s:DEC:4E c H9:49 4@G6CD |@F=E@?3@C@F89[ $2?5H:49[ %F7E@?3@C@] $96 D66<D 6=64E:@? E@ s:DEC:4E b H9:49 H@F=5 C6AC6D6?E |25:D@?[ |@F=E@?3@C@F89 2?5 %2>H@CE9] %96 ?6H s:DEC:4E b H:== 92G6 EH@ D62ED[ 2D 5:5 E96 @=5 D62E]Â k^Am
kAm%96C6 :D 2 AC:>2CJ 492==6?86 :? E9:D C246 2D D96 92D 4@>A6E:E:@? 7C@> #:492C5 qC@H? 2?5 v6@C86 |@EEC2>]k^Am
kAm$6G6C2= 56=682E:@? >6>36CD 92G6 2??@F?465 E96:C :?E6?E:@?D E@ CF? G:2 =6EE6CD E@ E96 65:E@C]Â k^Am
kAm• #6A] v=6?? r@C56==: W#\%F7E@?3@C@X 6?562G@CD E@ >@G6 7C@> s:DEC:4E c W|@F?E@?3@C@F89[ $2?5H:49 2?5 %F7E@?3@C@X E@ s:DEC:4E f[ H9:49 :D 2 D:?8=6 D62E E92E C6AC6D6?ED[ ~DD:A66[ %F7E@?3@C@ 2?5 (@=763@C@] w6 HC@E6 :? 2 =6EE6C =2DE >@?E9[ Q(:E9 H92E :D 92AA6?:?8 :? E96 H@C=5 2?5 :? @FC ?2E:@?[ x 766= E96 ?665 E@ CF? 282:? E@ 96=A AC@E64E E96 7C665@>D 2?5 E96 =:76DEJ=6 H6 6?;@J 96C6 :? }6H w2>AD9:C6]Qk^Am
kAm• #6A] y@?2E92? $>:E9 W#\~DD:A66X D66<D E96 D:?8=6 D62E s:DEC:4E d H9:49 @?=J C6AC6D6?ED ~DD:A66] k^Am
kAmQx H:== 9@=5 FA9@=5 >J @2E9 7:CDE 2?5 7@C6>@DE[Q D2:5 $>:E9] Qx H:== 6?DFC6 2?J =68:D=2E:@? E92E 4@>6D 367@C6 >6 5@6D ?@E 8C@H E96 A@H6C @7 8@G6C?>6?E]Qk^Am
kAm• (@=763@C@ #6AF3=:42?D #6A] qC@5:6 s6D92:6D #6A] y@9? |24s@?2=5 2??@F?465 =2DE >@?E9 E96J 2C6 CF??:?8 282:?] %96J 2C6 CF??:?8 2D 2 E:4<6E 7@C s:DEC:4E e H9:49 E96J 2C6 AC6D6?E=J :?] %9:D 5:DEC:4E :D (@=763@C@ 2?5 %F7E@?3@C@ 2?5 92D EH@ D62ED] k^Am
kAmQ(6 H@C<65 2D 2 E62> :? r@?4@C5 E@86E96C 2?5 H6 2C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 CF??:?8 2D 2 E62> @? @FC D92C65 249:6G6>6?ED[Q D2:5 s6D92:6D 3J A9@?6]Â k^Am
kAm%96J 7246 2 AC:>2CJ 492==6?86 7C@>Â z2EJ !6E6C?6= @7 (@=763@C@]k^Am
kAm%@ CF? 7@C DE2E6 C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 2D 2 #6AF3=:42? @C s6>@4C2E 7:=6 H:E9 J@FC E@H? 4=6C<VD @77:46] x?56A6?56?ED 7:=6 H:E9 E96 D64C6E2CJ @7 DE2E6VD @77:46]Â k^Am

(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.