Washington County panel removes candidate from Republican primary ballot
The county election board voted to remove Walter J. Zelovich IV from the 2026 Republican primary ballot after the county party chair presented certified voting-history exhibits and argued he did not meet Indiana's party-affiliation requirement.
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The Washington County Election Board voted to remove Walter J. Zelovich IV from the Republican primary ballot, the board announced after an administrative hearing. The decision followed a CAN-1 challenge filed by the county Republican party chair, who presented certified exhibits of Zelovich's voting history and argued he did not meet the state affiliation rule.
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