Hold onto those signs.

Please help us. If you have signs out your way, please pick them up and save them.

We need to clean up the signs, however, we want to keep them.

You may bring them to our next meeting or get them to Jim Kincaid.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

A Thank You and Message from Jim Kincaid

Fellow Democrats,

I want to first thank everyone that helped with this election cycle. Whether you volunteered for a candidate, made phone calls, attended events, worked the polls, or most importantly VOTED. These duties are crucial in the election process and a lot of times overlooked by so many so again THANK YOU!

As everyone knows by now we took a beating not only in our county but all over Southern Indiana. It is now time for us to keep our heads up and continue to give the people of Harrison County a choice every election day.

While we came up short in most of our races, we did see Rena Stepro reelected as County Assessor, and Kyle Nix won a seat on the County Council in District 1. Donnie Hussung came up short only 19 votes. Dennis Byrd and Terry Miller came up just a couple points short as well. We just could not overcome the national tide against Democrats and the straight ticket votes. 

Thanks to every candidate that made the decision to put the time, effort, and money into running for office. I enjoyed working with you and also getting to know you. I have a lot of respect for anyone who puts it all on the line and runs for office. I think it is safe to say that all of our candidates ran good clean campaigns.

The fact of the matter is that 2014 just wasn't our year. I look forward to learning from this election and continue our effort in giving people of Harrison County a choice every election cycle.

I had several thoughts after all the votes were counted. I think the thing that is most important is how we as a county party start to learn, build, and get better as a party. I have laid out a very basic plan to start our rebuilding process. I look forward to working on this plan in the coming months. As always I am more than open to suggestions, ideas, or anything constructive.

Thanks again for all of your work and also allowing me to be your County Chairman! Get some rest for now 2016 is right around the corner and with a certain lady named Hillary likely to be at the top of the ticket, we should do a lot better then!

Democratically yours,

Jim Kincaid

What You Will Need to Vote

As you probably know, Indiana was the very state in the Republican strategy of voter suppression with our state's strict photo I.D. requirement in order to vote. Many other states have pushed forward with this discriminatory policy since then to try to keep people from exercising their right to vote as well. That being said, you will need a photo I.D. in order to vote, and the identification must meet specific conditions.

From the Indiana Secretary of State, here are the requirements:

Your photo ID must meet 4 criteria to be acceptable for voting purposes. It Must:

1. Display your photo

2. Display your name, and the name must conform to your voter registration record. Conform does not mean identical. Below are examples of names that would conform to "Robert John Crew"

• Robert John Crew
• Robert J. Crew
• Robert Crew
• R. John Crew
• R. J. Crew

• Bob John Crew
• Bob J. Crew
• Bob Crew
• John Crew

3. Display an expiration date and either be current or have expired sometime after the date of the last General Election (November 6, 2012)

• NOTE: An ID issued by the US Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the Indiana National Guard is not required to have an expiration date, or may state that the document has an "Indefinite" expiration date.

4. Be issued by the State of Indiana or the U.S. government

In most cases, an Indiana driver license, Indiana photo ID card, Military ID or U.S. Passport is sufficient.
A student ID from an Indiana State school may only be used if it meets all of the 4 criteria specified above. A student ID from a private institution may not be used for voting purposes. For more Information for College Students click here.

If you are unable or unwilling to present ID meeting these requirements, you may cast a provisional ballot. If you cast a provisional ballot, you have until noon 10 days after the election to follow up with the county election board and either provide the necessary documentation or affirm one of the law’s exemptions applies to you.


Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I get an ID?
• Are there exemptions?

Where to Vote on Election Day

We are less than two weeks before Election Primary Day on Tuesday, May 6. Polls will be open from 6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Those in line before 6:00 P.M. will still be allowed to vote. You may want to note that election officials changed polling locations in Franklin, Heth, Jackson, Morgan, Taylor, and Webster Townships from where you may have voted in 2012. Many of these changes were to polling locations were you may have voted for decades, and many of the new locations may not be as convenient for you to vote. Also, some precincts have been clustered together, which for the precincts at schools, may be traffic nightmares around the time that the buses are coming in and out. This may not be a big problem in the primary when turnout is lower, but with a general election in November it could become a problem. Just as an example- so many precincts were packed into the buildings around the Government Center (the Old Hospital), the police had to direct traffic in the November 2012 Election. We do not want to see voters discouraged from voting because they cannot find a place to park their car. Of course, if you want to avoid these potential problems, check out our post on early and absentee voting: Absentee and Early Voting There is still time to voting absentee and early, but the time is running out!

Here is the new list of precinct locations, along with a map of the precincts in Harrison County. Precincts that have moved are highlighted. 

Harrison County Precinct Map

#	PRECINCT	POLLING LOCATION
1	North Blue River	Blue River Baptist Church, 13520 North Rd.NW,  Depauw, 47115
2	South Blue River	Milltown Housing for the Elderly, 115 Spencer St, Depauw, 47115
3	East Boone	Boone Township Fire House, 10850 s. Hwy 11 SE, Laconia 47135
4	West Boone	Boone Township Fire House, 10850 s. Hwy 11 SE, Laconia 47135
5	Central Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
6	North Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
7	South Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
37	West Franklin	New Life Christian Church, 8090 Tandy Rd. NE, Lanesville, 47136
8	East Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 -  Conference Room C
10	Northeast Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Surveyor's Office, 2nd floor
36	Northwest Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Assessor's Office, 2nd floor
38	South Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - SBOA Room, 2nd floor
12	Southeast Harrison	Government Center, 245 Atwood St, Corydon 47112 - Veterans Office
11	Corydon West	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
35	Corydon East	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
39	Corydon South	CCHS Auxiliary Gym, 375 Country Club Rd, Corydon 47112
9	North Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
13	Southwest Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
14	West Harrison	Health Department, Ground Level, 241 Atwood St, Corydon 47112
15	East Heth	Heth Washington Elementary, 2450 Heth-Wash. Rd. SW, Central 47110
16	West Heth	Heth Washington Elementary, 2450 Heth-Wash. Rd. SW, Central 47110
32	North Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
17	Northeast Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
18	Northwest Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
19	Southeast Jackson	Community Center, 6120 Main St. NE, Crandall, 47114
20	Southwest Jackson	North Harrison Middle School, 1180 Hwy 64 NW, Ramsey 47166
21	Northeast Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
22	Northwest Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
23	South Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
30	Southwest Morgan	Morgan Elementary, 12225 SR 135 NW, Palmyra 47164
24	Northeast Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
25	Southeast Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
26	West Posey	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
27	North Spencer	Frenchtown Community Center, 7663 Hwy 337 NW, Depauw, 47115
28	South Spencer	Frenchtown Community Center, 7663 Hwy 337 NW, Depauw, 47115
29	Taylor	South Harrison Community Development Corp., 5101 Main St, Elizabeth, 47117
31	Washington	New Amsterdam Townhall, 7563 Main St., Central, 47110
33	East Webster	New Middletown Fire House, 4055 Fire Ln., New Middletown, 47160
34	West Webster	New Middletown Fire House, 4055 Fire Ln., New Middletown, 47160

Otto Schalk's Failed Record: Less Cases Filed, More Dismissals

You may have seen Otto Schalk recently trying to spin numbers to his favor by saying he had filed 3,000 criminal cases, but how does that stack up to the previous time period? Well, Otto has done less, a lot less. In the previous administration, more than 3,700 criminal cases were filed in a similar time period. This is a reduction of  over 20% in cases filed. Dismissals? They have went up, way up. He dismissed more cases in two years than the previous administration did in four years. Even when only factoring in only the first three years under Schalk, dismissals have increased by more than 40%, even when the number of new cases has dropped. These are the facts. Check them out for yourselves. It is time for a Prosecutor that will do her job, which is protecting the people not promoting himself.

Sources for Statistics: Trial Court Statistics; https://mycase.in.gov/default.aspx

It is your job!

Monday Morning: Last Chance to Early Vote!

There is one last early voting opportunity- Monday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. There will be no afternoon early voting Monday, only in the morning. This is your last chance before election day. Take advantage of it.