Election Results

The following councilmembers were elected in November 2010 and will take office in January 2011.

• 1st Ward: Robert H. Carnahan
  
  
• 3rd Ward: Dale Poston
  
  
• 5th Ward: Randell Niemeyer

Election Information

The Cedar Lake Town Councilmembers each serve a term of four years. The terms of the Councilmembers are staggered. Wards 1, 3, and 5 are elected every 4 years in the even numbered years (2006, 2010, 2014, etc). Wards 2, 4, 6 and 7 and the Clerk-Treasurer are elected every 4 years in the odd numbered years (2007, 2011, 2015, etc).

Primary elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May. At this election, each party elects the candidates to represent their party. The election is always held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Officials elected in the general election take office the following January 1st.

A citizen of the Town may vote in Town elections if they are:

• A U.S. citizen,
  
  
• 18 years of age or older,
  
  
• A resident of the State of Indiana for 6 months,
  
  
• A resident of either Hanover or Center Township for 60 days,
  
  
• A resident of the precinct in which they live for at least 30 days prior to the date of the election,
  
  
• Registered with the Lake County Board of Registration.

Note: Polls are open from 6 AM to 6 PM.