Bartholomew Council: Candidate interview with Republican Michael Bell

Bartholomew County voters will be making a choice in Tuesday’s election between six candidates for the three at-large seats on the County Council.

Republicans Michael Bell, Kim Bennett and Marcus Speer are running against Democrats Zack Patchett, Dr. Nancy Merbitz and Michelle Carr for the open seats. None of the three Republican incumbents decided to run for re-election.

We interviewed the candidates and talked to them about why they are running for office.

Bell explained

We asked what challenges the county will face in the upcoming years;

According to Bell:

We interviewed the candidates and asked them about the integrity of the voting process and whether voters can feel safe at their polling places here:

Bell said that he has been stopping by the early voting location at Donner Center.

You can hear more from our interview with Bell here: