Race for Southern District Commissioner

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INTRODUCTION VOTER INFO Registering to vote: If you haven’t done this yet, it’s too late for this primary. In the future, you’ll need to be registered by the fourth Wednesday before an election. If you want to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, for example, you’ll have to register by Oct. 8. You can visit the Boone County clerk’s Web site for details on where and how to register. Where to vote: You can find your polling place at the clerk’s Web site as well. Click on the link “Find your polling place,” then type in your name. Your polling location will be provided. A list of all polling places is also available on the Web site. If you've moved since last election: You’ll need to file a change of address before you vote. You can do this at the clerk’s Web site by completing the “change of address” form online or printing the form and mailing it to Wendy S. Noren, Boone County Clerk, 801 E. Walnut St., Room 236, Columbia, MO 65201-7731. Another option is to simply mail in your name, old address, new address, mailing address (if different), date of birth, telephone number (optional), signature and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. When to vote: The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. What to take: Bring some form of identification to the polling location. Acceptable forms include a Boone County voter ID card, a driver’s license, a state-issued ID, an ID card from an institution of higher education, a federally issued identification such as a passport, a Social Security card, or a Medicaid or Medicare card, a copy of a current bank statement, a utility bill, or a government document that shows your name and address. What to expect: Boone County’s optical scan voting system requires the voter to darken a circle next to the candidate they choose. In the primary election, voters must request a party-specific ballot. Some polling places also will have electronic voting machines. If you can't go: Absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person on Tuesday because of a temporary absence from the county, religious beliefs, military service, incarceration (but retained voting privileges) or confinement due to injury or illness. You can apply for an absentee ballot through the Elections Division of the Boone County Clerk’s Office or vote in person in the office until 5 p.m. the day before the election. For more information: Call the voter information hot line at 875-8683.	RACE FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER By JACKIE BORCHARDT news@columbiamissourian.com Two Democrats are seeking the post of Boone County Southern District commissioner in Tuesday’s primary. Because there are no candidates from any other party, the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the November general election and in line to assume the post on Jan. 1. Democrats Karen Miller Karen Miller, 55, has been the Southern District commissioner since 1993. Her platform calls for a focus on economic growth. She hopes to market the county’s resources to bring businesses to the area. She has served on the boards of the Missouri Association of Counties and National Association of Counties, of which she was the president from 2003-04. She was also appointed to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security committee. On the commission, she currently acts as a liaison to the Planning and Building and Information Technology departments. Her technology work gained top-25 recognition by Government Technology magazine in March. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College. She also serves on committees of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Southern Boone Chambers of Commerce and Muleskinners Democratic club. Sid Sullivan Sid Sullivan, 65, is a retired teacher, social worker and businessman. He moved to Columbia in 2000 from Oak Park, Ill. Sullivan calls for an emphasis on planning in the county and cooperation with local governments. Growth and development are problems facing Boone County, Sullivan said, and he thinks planning and suggesting guidelines for development is necessary. He has worked as a social worker for the Cook County (Ill.) Circuit Court and as a businessman with the pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics Corp. He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Loyola University, a master’s degree in sociology from the New School for Social Research in New York and a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University. He is vice president of the Downtown Optimist club and past president of the Illinois Academy of Criminology.

INTRODUCTION

VOTER INFO

Registering to vote:

If you haven’t done this yet, it’s too late for this primary. In the future, you’ll need to be registered by the fourth Wednesday before an election. If you want to vote in the Nov. 4 general election, for example, you’ll have to register by Oct. 8. You can visit the Boone County clerk’s Web site for details on where and how to register.

Where to vote:

You can find your polling place at the clerk’s Web site as well. Click on the link “Find your polling place,” then type in your name. Your polling location will be provided. A list of all polling places is also available on the Web site.

If you've moved since last election:

You’ll need to file a change of address before you vote. You can do this at the clerk’s Web site by completing the “change of address” form online or printing the form and mailing it to Wendy S. Noren, Boone County Clerk, 801 E. Walnut St., Room 236, Columbia, MO 65201-7731. Another option is to simply mail in your name, old address, new address, mailing address (if different), date of birth, telephone number (optional), signature and the last 4 digits of your Social Security number.

When to vote:

The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

What to take:

Bring some form of identification to the polling location. Acceptable forms include a Boone County voter ID card, a driver’s license, a state-issued ID, an ID card from an institution of higher education, a federally issued identification such as a passport, a Social Security card, or a Medicaid or Medicare card, a copy of a current bank statement, a utility bill, or a government document that shows your name and address.

What to expect:

Boone County’s optical scan voting system requires the voter to darken a circle next to the candidate they choose. In the primary election, voters must request a party-specific ballot. Some polling places also will have electronic voting machines.

If you can't go:

Absentee ballots are available for those unable to vote in person on Tuesday because of a temporary absence from the county, religious beliefs, military service, incarceration (but retained voting privileges) or confinement due to injury or illness. You can apply for an absentee ballot through the Elections Division of the Boone County Clerk’s Office or vote in person in the office until 5 p.m. the day before the election.

For more information:

Call the voter information hot line at 875-8683.

RACE FOR SOUTHERN DISTRICT COMMISSIONER

By JACKIE BORCHARDT
news@columbiamissourian.com

Two Democrats are seeking the post of Boone County Southern District commissioner in Tuesday’s primary. Because there are no candidates from any other party, the winner of the primary will be unopposed in the November general election and in line to assume the post on Jan. 1.

Democrats

Karen Miller

Karen Miller, 55, has been the Southern District commissioner since 1993. Her platform calls for a focus on economic growth.

She hopes to market the county’s resources to bring businesses to the area. She has served on the boards of the Missouri Association of Counties and National Association of Counties, of which she was the president from 2003-04. She was also appointed to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security committee.

On the commission, she currently acts as a liaison to the Planning and Building and Information Technology departments. Her technology work gained top-25 recognition by Government Technology magazine in March. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Stephens College.

She also serves on committees of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Southern Boone Chambers of Commerce and Muleskinners Democratic club.

Sid Sullivan

Sid Sullivan, 65, is a retired teacher, social worker and businessman. He moved to Columbia in 2000 from Oak Park, Ill. Sullivan calls for an emphasis on planning in the county and cooperation with local governments.

Growth and development are problems facing Boone County, Sullivan said, and he thinks planning and suggesting guidelines for development is necessary. He has worked as a social worker for the Cook County (Ill.) Circuit Court and as a businessman with the pharmaceutical company Roche Diagnostics Corp.

He has a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Loyola University, a master’s degree in sociology from the New School for Social Research in New York and a master’s degree in business administration from DePaul University.

He is vice president of the Downtown Optimist club and past president of the Illinois Academy of Criminology.