Palmyra Town Council Vacancy

With the resignation of Katie Downs, a vacancy now exists on the Palmyra Town Council.

As Katie was elected as a Republican, Indiana Code says the Republican Party is responsible for selecting someone to serve out the balance of her term, which will end on December 31, 2027.

In most circumstances, elected official vacancies are filled by a caucus of precinct committee members for the area which elected the position. However, as the Town of Palmyra is entirely within one precinct and there would be only one voting precinct committee member, Indiana Code dictates the vacancy is to be filled by appointment of the Republican County Chairman.

In order to ensure a broadly representative process, an interview committee has been created composed of Republican precinct committee members from the four precincts of Morgan Township, including the Palmyra precinct, and the other two members of the Town Council for Palmyra. A majority of these individuals are from the Town of Palmyra.

Individuals interested in filling the vacancy should send an email to palmyra.council.vacancy@harrisongop.com before Friday, May 16 at 5:00pm. They will be supplied with a brief questionnaire and will be scheduled to have a meeting with the interview committee. After the interviews are complete, the committee will make a recommendation to the Republican County Chairman, who will appoint their recommendation.

We hope to conduct the interviews during the third weekend in May and make an appointment based on the interview committee's recommendation shortly thereafter. This timeline will fill the vacancy ahead of the thirty-day window set in Indiana Code.

Katie Downs was an caring and thoughtful town council member. This process will ensure that her successor on the Palmyra Town Council is someone who will continue her record of caring, thoughtful, conservative representation for the people of Palmyra.

Caucus Information for Auditor Vacancy

The Harrison County Republican Central Committee will caucus on Saturday, May 17, at 10:00 a.m. at the Harrison County Government Center in Corydon for the purposes of filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Harrison County Auditor Chad Shireman. Chad will be moving out of the county and has tendered his resignation effective June 2. 

Only precinct committee members may vote in this caucus. Precinct vice committee members may vote as proxies for their absent precinct committee member.

Voting will be by private ballot and will continue until one candidate has reached a majority of the precinct committee members and proxies that are present.

Indiana law empowers the county chairman to break a tie if one exists, but the county chairman will not be exercising this authority. Voting will continue until the tie is broken by the committee members and their proxies.

Once the caucus has selected who will fill the vacancy, the county chairman will certify the result to the Circuit Court Clerk. Harrison County Superior Court Judge Joe Claypool will be on hand to swear in whoever is chosen to fill the vacancy, though the winner of the caucus will not formally take office until after Chad Shireman's resignation takes effect on June 2.

The swift caucus timeline outlined here will allow the new auditor designate the opportunity to spend time in the Auditor's office for several weeks before officially taking office on June 3.

Individuals interested in seeking the vacancy must file a written declaration of candidacy (CEB-5 form) with Harrison County Republican Party Chairman Scott Fluhr no later than 72 hours before the caucus, in this case by Wednesday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Individuals interested in seeking the Auditor position can express interest or send questions via email to auditor.vacancy@harrisongop.com. The necessary form is available from the Circuit Court Clerk's office, online via the Secretary of State's website, or via the aforementioned email address.

Candidates must be able to complete a written questionnaire and present themselves for interviews by an interview committee on the evenings of either Thursday, May 15, or Friday, May 16.

The interview committee will not make any selections or recommendations, but will report to the caucus on their interviews.

We want to thank Chad for his over eight and a half years of hard work as County Auditor and for his years of service in the Auditor's office before holding the position itself.

Play in the Harrison County GOP Golf Scramble!

It's almost time for the Harrison County GOP's annual golf scramble.

The scramble will be held on the afternoon of Thursday, June 19, at Old Capital Golf Club (driving instructions are available here).

Registration starts at noon with a shotgun start at 1:00 p.m.

Entry fees are $150 for an individual and $500 for a team of four.

This amount includes the green fees, cart, goodie bag, sleeve of balls, tees, and lunch (which will be served beforehand at 12:30 p.m.).

Awards will be presented after the scramble and will include prizes for best team, closest to the pin, longest drive, and longest putt.

If you are interested in playing, you can email us at the address on the right, or you can print out the registration form and mail it to us.

The form can be downloaded here (click print in the upper portion of the screen).

The form should be mailed to Harrison County GOP, P.O. Box 729, Corydon, IN 47112.

Please RSVP by Monday, June 16.

Payment can be done online here.

If you would like to be a sponsor or provide a door prize, you can email us or note that on the form also.

Whether your golf game is mostly birdies or mostly bogeys (or somewhere in between), it’s sure to be a fun time.

Hope to see you at the scramble!

86th Annual Lincoln Day Dinner

86th Annual

Harrison County

Lincoln Day Dinner

featuring

Congresswoman Erin Houchin

serving Indiana's 9th District



Tuesday, April 22

Doors Open 5:30pm

Dinner Served 6:30pm

Tickets $40

Please RSVP online, by phone or text to Holli Castetter at 812-972-2445, or by email to the address on the right.

Pay online, at the door, or by mail to Harrison GOP, PO Box 729, Corydon, IN 47112.

Dinner will also feature a silent auction, gun raffle ticket sales, and other opportunities to raise money for the local GOP.

Program ads available. Ad deadline is Tuesday, April 15. Email for more information.

All funds raised will be used to support Republicans in Harrison County.

February GOP Breakfast

Join us at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, for our monthly GOP breakfast at the Harrison County Government Center in Corydon.

Our program for this month's breakfast will be a state legislative update on the General Assembly in Indianapolis. Sen. Gary Byrne  and Rep. Karen Engleman  will give an update and then will answer your questions.

Breakfast is free, though free will donations will be accepted.

We hope to see you there!

Please note this is an earlier time than past GOP breakfasts.

GOP Christmas Party & Swearing-In Ceremony

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2024


Harrison


County GOP


Christmas Party


& Swearing-In Ceremony


Sunday, December 15


Swearing-In for GOP officials starts at 5:30pm at the Harrison County Courthouse with Christmas Party to follow at the Discovery Center

Christmas Party tickets are $20.
(No cost to attend just the swearing-in.)
Kids 6-18 are $10.
Kids 5 and under are free.

There will be appetizers, sandwiches, finger foods, and desserts.

Hay wagons have been rented to ride through the Merry Country Christmas light display in Hayswood Park during the party, weather permitting.

The party will be a purely social event for everyone and their families. No speeches, just sharing the Christmas season together.

As this is a Christmas celebration, not a fundraiser, the ticket price is to cover the catering, rental, and private hay ride costs.

Please RSVP no later than Thursday, December 12, by email to the address on the right or by texting or calling Holli Castetter at 812-972-2445 so we can inform the caterer of the headcount.

We hope to see you there!