Jami has received several questions regarding Committeemen and women that will be on the ballot for the August Primary Election. There seems to be some confusion on the difference of Committee people and township boards.
Every township gets to elect one man and one woman to represent
political parties. By statute they are elected in the Primary Election and they
serve for 2 years. Once elected they will serve on the Central Committe of
their political party. Some of the responsibilities of Central Committee
members is to represent the political party, they vote on party business and if
there is a vacancy of an Elected Official they will recommend someone to the Governor
for him to fill the vacancy until another election can be held. Not everyone
will have a committe person on their ballot.
This is because nobody
signed up to run in their township or only one person signed up. Committee
members have absolutely nothing to do with your township road board.
Every township has a road board that consists of a Trustee, a
Clerk and, 2 board members. These positions are elected during the April
election. Their next election will be in April of 2025. They also serve a 2-year term. Their main duties are to maintain the roads and ditches in their
township. The township road board has absolutely nothing to do with the
Committee people that serve on the political parties Central Committees.
Bates County Clerk Jami Page hopes this clears up some of the
confusion on what you will be voting for in August. If you have any further
questions, please do not hesitate to contact the office either by phone or
email. The County Clerk’s Office phone
number is 660-679-3371. My email address is [email protected].
Jami Page
Bates County Clerk
