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SECOND VOTING LOCATION OPENS IN RICHMOND

(Richmond, IN)--The number of locations to cast a ballot in Wayne County grows by one Monday morning.  First English Lutheran Church on East Main in Richmond will open as a voting location Monday morning and will remain open through Friday afternoon.  The First Bank Kuhlman Center will also be open for voting throughout the week and this coming Saturday.  Then, a week from Tuesday, two more voting locations will open in Richmond along with one location each in Cambridge City and Milton for the traditional Election Day.  Political filings reveal that the two leading candidates for Richmond Mayor – Democratic Incumbent Dave Snow and Republican Challenger Ron Oler – received roughly the same amount in campaign contributions for the upcoming election.  Both reported receiving between $23,000 and $28,000.  Independent challenger David Carpenter, who listed his alter-ego Batman on his filing, reported receiving zero dollars in contributions.