Drawing sets candidate order

RITZVILLE - The Adams County candidate lot drawing took place on the county courthouse lawn at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, the end of filing week.

The lot drawing determines the order in which a candidate's name appears on Aug. 4 primary ballots.

"I have been in elections since 1996, and this is the first time we have held a lot drawing outside," Adams County Auditor Heidi Hunt said. "We did this outside of the courthouse building so the process would be accessible to the public, because the public's not allowed in the courthouse.

"It's really important the public knows they can participate in t...