Today is election day in America and it is no different in Shelby County as not only are there national elections on tap but local ones as well.  Statewide on every ballot, there will be a question concerning election worker protection and candidate accountability—questioning whether any candidate be subject to civil penalties if they interfere with an election worker’s official duties.  Another question concerns a 3% additional tax on income greater than $1 million. There is also a question concerning assisted reproductive health referendum and whether health insurance should cover assisted reproductive treatments. 

In contested races, the presidential election sees a showdown between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, circuit clerk between Kari Ann Kingston and Peter Otis, County Board District 2 between James Caputo and Mark Bennett, District 4 between Uvanna J. McKinney and Christy A. Wafford, district 7 between Guy Mitchell Anderson and Robert C. Orman, District 9 between Chrissy Latzke and Gene Price, and District 9 Chrissy Grant and Shawne Martz. 

The voters will also decide whether or not Sullivan School District will have members selected at large and without restriction, and whether or not the Board of Shelby County should be elected from single member districts. 

Stay tuned to Regional Radio News all Tuesday evening for live election updates and full coverage of the races.