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Lottery sets ballot order for Tazewell County Board Districts 1 and 2
Summary
Election officials in Tazewell County held a procedural lottery to determine ballot placement for the March 17, 2026 primary. Each of the two county board races had three candidates; officials used ping-pong-ball draws to set the order.
Election officials in Tazewell County conducted a lottery to set ballot order for two County Board races ahead of the March 17, 2026 primary election.
The clerk opened the drawing and said the process applied to candidates who submitted petitions and to those who filed at 8 a.m. on the first day. Organizers assigned each candidate a numbered ping-pong ball and asked a county deputy, identified in the transcript as "Brad from the deputy corner's office," to draw the balls to determine placement.
For County Board District 1 the clerk announced the final order as Nancy (surname as transcribed) first on the ballot, Kim Joing second and Kaden Nelms third. For County Board District 2 the clerk announced Ben Acriman first, Nick Graph second and Greg Sen third. The clerk read the names and confirmed the sequence after each drawing.
The lottery was a procedural action to determine ballot placement; no votes or policy decisions were taken during the session. The drawing concluded with organizers thanking those who assisted.
Note on spellings: candidate surnames and the clerk's reference to the deputy office appear inconsistently in the transcript; the article uses spellings as transcribed where the record is unclear.
