The Cass County Auditor’s Office reports today (Monday, Aug. 6) was the first day that candidates were allowed to file papers for the offices to be included on the General Election Ballot. Winners of the Primary Election do not need to file papers in the Auditor’s Office as they will already be included on the General Election Ballot.  The Deadline to file is August 29^th at 5:00 p.m. Deputy Auditor Sheri Karns reports that at the end of the day Monday, Dana Halder, of Atlantic, had filed papers as Nominated by Petition for the Cass County Supervisor District 3 seat.

In the Republican Primary, Halder lost by two votes to John Hartkopf after a recount of the close ballot results was requested. Halder kept his promise to run again in November, as a Republican, but by petition, in hopes of taking the seat from his opponent.