Primary Election is Tuesday

Registered voters can help determine which candidates will be on the ballot for the General Election in November by voting Tuesday in the Primary Election. Those voters in the North Harrison Community School Corp. will also select school trustees for three seats. (School trustees for Lanesville Community School Corp. also are on the ballot, but they are unopposed.)
There are 29,354 registered voters in Harrison County, and Sherry Brown, the county circuit clerk, reminds them that when they go to the polls on Tuesday, they need to bring a photo identification, such as a driver’s license, to cast their ballots.
Andy Miller, commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, said that BMV license branches will extend hours of operation Monday and Tuesday to issue state ID cards and driver’s licenses that may be used for identification at a polling place.
Full-service license branches, normally closed on Mondays and election days, will be open Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Branches will be open Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
To ensure voters have immediate access to services, license branches will only process ID cards and driver’s licenses and will not perform any other BMV services these two days.
The Indiana BMV provides free, state-issued ID cards for voting purposes to any unlicensed Hoosier, as long as he or she can provide proper documentation and is old enough to vote. The following documents are required to obtain a new state ID card or driver’s license (a complete list can be found online at www.mybmv.IN.gov):
‘Proof of identity document, such as a birth certificate or passport.
‘Proof of Social Security document, such as a Social Security card, pay stub or W-2.
‘Proof of lawful status, such as a birth certificate or passport.
‘Proof of residency, two documents such as a voter registration card, utility bill or bank statement.
‘The BMV has worked with the state Election Board to provide information to local election officials about the new interim driver’s license and ID card documents issued by the BMV,’ Miller said. ‘We have also established a special Voter ID phone line on election day for election officials needing more information.’
All license branches will resume regular business hours next Wednesday.
Absentee ballots can be cast at the clerk’s office, located on the second floor of the Harrison County Court House, between now and Tuesday’s Primary Election. Hours are today (Wednesday) through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 4 p.m. On Saturday, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and, on Monday, voters can go to the office to vote from 8 a.m. to noon.
Brown said that 296 absentee ballots have been received with another 118 mailed out but not yet returned.
The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Here is a list of polling places:
North Blue River ‘ Blue River Baptist Church, Depauw
South Blue River ‘ Milltown Housing for the Elderly
East Boone ‘ Boone Township Fire House, Laconia
West Boone ‘ Boone Township Fire House, Laconia
Central Franklin ‘ Franklin Township Athletic Club, Lanesville
North Franklin ‘ Franklin Township Athletic Club, Lanesville
South Franklin ‘ Lanesville Methodist Church
East Harrison ‘ Gerdon Youth Center, Corydon
North Harrison ‘ VFW Hall, Corydon
Northeast Harrison ‘ St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Hall, Corydon
Northwest Harrison ‘ YMCA, Corydon
Corydon West ‘ VFW Hall, Corydon
Corydon East ‘ Harrison County Annex Building, Corydon
Southeast Harrison ‘ Harrison County Annex Building, Corydon
Southwest Harrison ‘ Indiana Utilities, Corydon
West Harrison ‘ Town of Corydon (old firehouse)
East Heth ‘ Central Fire House
West Heth ‘ Mauckport Town Hall
Northeast Jackson ‘ Ramsey Fire House No. 2, New Salisbury
Northwest Jackson ‘ Ramsey Fire House No. 1, Ramsey
Southeast Jackson ‘ Crandall Community Center
Southwest Jackson ‘ Ramsey Fire House No. 2, New Salisbury
Northeast Morgan ‘ St. Michael’s Parish Hall, Bradford
Northwest Morgan ‘ Palmyra Conservation Hall
South Morgan ‘ St. Michael’s Parish Hall, Bradford
Northeast Posey ‘ Bethesda United Methodist Church, Elizabeth
Southeast Posey ‘ Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Elizabeth
West Posey ‘ Elizabeth American Legion
North Spencer ‘ Frenchtown Community Center
South Spencer ‘ Fountain United Methodist Church Community Hall, west of Corydon
North Taylor ‘ South Central Junior-Senior High School, Elizabeth
South Taylor ‘ Evans Landing Church, south of Elizabeth
North Washington ‘ New Amsterdam Town Hall
South Washington ‘ New Amsterdam Town Hall
East Webster ‘ Bethany Fellowship Hall, New Middletown
West Webster ‘ Bethany Fellowship Hall, New Middletown
For more information about the election, call Brown at 738-4289.