Banner Graphic welcoming primary candidate bios

In advance of the Tuesday, May 2 primary election, the Banner Graphic is requesting brief biographies of any candidates taking part in the primary.

Each candidate for city or town office in the 2023 primary is eligible to submit a story for publication between now and the election.

Deadline for submitting such articles will be Monday, March 6.

Candidates must limit the length of their submissions to 500 words. As always, we reserve the right to edit all stories for style, clarity and accuracy.

Candidate stories may be emailed (the preferred method) to the Banner Graphic at news@bannergraphic.com or mailed to Banner Graphic, P.O. Box 509, Greencastle, IN 46135. They can also be hand-delivered to the office at 100 N. Jackson St., Greencastle.

A color headshot photograph should be provided with the written submission.

Plans are to publish all articles submitted by candidates by the Friday, March 31 edition of the newspaper.

While this is earlier than in previous election cycles, readers have requested the biographies run sooner so that they are ahead of the start of early voting, which opens on Tuesday, April 4.

For candidates in the primary election — even those with no current opponent — no separate candidate stories will be run after the primary.

Candidates not running in the primary — such as independent candidates — will have a similar chance to submit biographies ahead of the Nov. 7 general election.