Lanesville Town Council Vacancy

With the resignation of Tom Walter, a vacancy now exists for Lanesville Town Council.

As Tom was elected as a Republican, Indiana Code says the Republican Party is responsible for selecting someone to serve out the balance of his 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 Lanesville 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 several adjacent precincts of Franklin Township, including the Lanesville precinct, and the two other Republican members of the Lanesville Town Council. Four of these five individuals are from the Town of Lanesville.

Individuals interested in filling the vacancy should send an email to lanesville.vacancy@harrisongop.com before Saturday, April 4 at 9:00pm. 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 second weekend in April 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.

Tom Walter served many years on the Lanesville Town Council and has served as Lanesville Town Marshal for many years before that, and we thank him for his years of public service. This process will ensure that his successor is someone who will provide good government for the people of Lanesville.

March Breakfast

Join us at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 7, for our monthly GOP breakfast at the Harrison County Government Center in Corydon.

Our program for this month's breakfast will be a law enforcement update from Sheriff Nick Smith, Prosecutor Otto Schalk, and their chief deputies, Brad Rothrock and Emily Stumler. They will give a presentation and then will answer your questions.

Brad is running for sheriff and Emily is running for prosecutor, so it will also be a great chance to meet these two great Republican candidates. Nick is term-limited and Otto is running for judge.

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

We hope to see you there!

Special Showing of Melania

Join your fellow Republicans on Thursday evening, February 26 at 7pm at the Corydon Cinemas for a special showing of the new movie Melania.

Hope to see you there!

Caucus Information for Corydon Town Council District 3 Vacancy

The Harrison County Republican Central Committee will caucus on Wednesday, March 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the Corydon Town Hall for the purposes of filling the vacancy for District 3 on the Corydon Town Council created by the resignation of Les Rhoads, who has resigned to spend more time enjoying his retirement.

Only precinct committee members from the Town of Corydon 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.

Once the caucus has selected who will fill the vacancy, the county chairman will certify the result to the Circuit Court Clerk.

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 Sunday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. Individuals interested in seeking the District 3 Corydon Town Council position can contact him via email address on the right. The necessary forms are available from the Circuit Court Clerk's office or via the aforementioned email address.

Individuals interested in seeking the vacancy must also reside within District 3, the boundaries of which are shown below in light green:

Caucus Information for Corydon Town Council District 1 Vacancy

The Harrison County Republican Central Committee will caucus on Wednesday, February 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Corydon Town Hall for the purposes of filling the vacancy for District 1 on the Corydon Town Council created by the resignation of Hope Schneider, who has resigned to have more time to care for her aging parents.

Only precinct committee members from the Town of Corydon 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.

Once the caucus has selected who will fill the vacancy, the county chairman will certify the result to the Circuit Court Clerk.

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 Sunday, February 15 at 7:00 p.m. Individuals interested in seeking the District 1 Corydon Town Council position can contact him via email address on the right. The necessary forms are available from the Circuit Court Clerk's office or via the aforementioned email address.

Individuals interested in seeking the vacancy must also reside within District 1, the boundaries of which are shown below in light blue:

Meet the Candidates

The Harrison County Republican Party will celebrate Presidents Day on Monday, February 16, with a “meet and greet” with GOP candidates at 7 p.m. at the Corydon Cinemas, 2025 Edsel Lane NW.

The event is free to attend and open to the public. Cookies, coffee, and punch will be provided.

We hope to see you there!