North Vernon polling location moved

The Jennings County Clerk’s Office has found a new polling location for this year’s city elections. Shawn Gerkin, North Vernon’s clerk-treasurer, explained to city council in March that the usual polling location at the Bethel Baptist Church on Norris Avenue is unavailable for the 2019 primary and general elections.

Specifically, county officials inquired about using the Carnegie Government Center in the 100 block of East Walnut Street. Council voted to allow the use of Carnegie for the May primary election, only if other options were exhausted. Gerkin says Councilwoman Connie Rayburn played a big part in finding and arranging to have a polling location at the former office of the mayor, located at 275 East Main Street.

This year’s primary election is May 7th. The general election is Nov. 5th.