Pulaski County has a new clerk. JoLynn Behny was selected for the position during a Republican Party caucus Tuesday. “Thank you very much,” she told precinct committee members after her selection was announced. “I will do my best to live up to your expectations and support the Republican Party and push the county forward. Thank you very much.”
Six candidates are vying to become the next Pulaski County clerk. Republican precinct committee members will make a decision during a caucus this evening at 5:15 EST at the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac.
A caucus has been scheduled to choose the next Pulaski County Clerk. Republican precinct committee members will meet Tuesday, December 18 at 5:15 p.m. EST at the Pulaski County Public Library in Winamac, according to a notice from Party Chair Dan Murphy.
The Pulaski County Election Board has set early voting hours, ahead of November’s General Election. The early voting period runs from October 10 through November 5. During that time, in-person absentee voting will take place Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. EDT at the Pulaski County Justice Center in Winamac.
Voters across Indiana head to the polls today, but hundreds of Starke and Pulaski county voters cast their ballots early. The Starke County Clerk’s Office reports that 697 in-person absentee ballots were cast ahead of today’s Primary Election. Another 100 Starke County residents voted by mail, while 33 voted by travel board. Pulaski County saw 485 in-person absentee ballots, 37 mail-in ballots, and 35 travel board ballots, according to Clerk Christi Hoffa.
Final preparations are underway for next week’s primary elections. The Starke and Pulaski county election boards both have poll worker training sessions scheduled for this week.
Candidates in next month’s primary who were late in turning in their financial reports can expect hearings before the election board and possible fines.
Medaryville’s decision to change its town election cycle was officially acknowledged by the Pulaski County Election Board Tuesday.
A policy related to early voting has been formalized by the Pulaski County Election Board. “The state has changed some laws, and they required us to provide them with our policy of how to assign a specific ID number to the early voting, the in-person absentee voting ballots,” explains election board member Laura Bailey.
Discussion continues about moving Pulaski Circuit Court out of the County Courthouse and into the Justice Center. The move is seen as a cheaper alternative to installing and staffing a security checkpoint in the courthouse.
The Pulaski County Election Board is looking for poll workers for the May primary. Board Chair Jon Frain says many of the county’s regular poll workers will be ineligible because they’re either on the ballot or related to someone who is.
The Pulaski County Election Board finalized arrangements for early primary voting, during Monday’s meeting. The early voting period runs from April 10 through May 7, ahead of the May 8 primary.
Pulaski County is once again moving its early voting location. The county commissioners took action last week to move in-person absentee voting to the Pulaski County Justice Center for next year’s election cycle.
Pulaski County has renewed the annual agreements for its court technology, but not without some concerns about the cost. The county’s IT Department is paying nearly $27,000 a year on various agreements with CSI.
Pulaski County Commissioner Bud Krohn Jr. has resigned. In a letter filed Wednesday with the Pulaski County Clerk’s Office, Krohn said that due to health issues, he feels he is “unable to give the full effort required to effectively serve as Commissioner.” Continue reading
Pulaski County’s court system will keep using its current software for at least the next few years. Continue reading
The Pulaski County Commissioners are expected to continue their discussion of court software this morning. Pulaski County could save $25,000 a year by switching to the Odyssey case management system used by most of the rest of the state. Continue reading
