Primary Election Day Arrives; Eagle 99.3 SEI Results Coverage At 7:00PM

By Mike Perleberg (Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - A light turnout is expected Tuesday among voters in Ohio and Indiana casting a ballot on primary election day. Voters in each state head to the polls to vote in municipal party primaries and tax issues. Polling places in Indiana are open 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. You can find your voter registration status at IndianaVoters.com. Indiana law requires voters to show a state-issued ID before voting. In Ohio, voting precincts are open 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Buckeye voters can determine their voters status, polling place, and more on the Ohio Secretary of State's website. EAGLE 99.3'S NEWS TEAM WILL PROVIDE LIVE ELECTION COVERAGE FOR SOUTHEAST INDIANA STARTING AT 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MAY 5.   Voters in Lawrenceburg, Aurora Greendale, Rising Sun and Batesville will be deciding party primary races that may include mayor, city council, or clerk-treasurer. Winners will get to run in the general election in November. In a contentious Lawrenceburg mayoral primary, incumbent mayor Dennis Carr faces a challenge Tuesday from city councilman Mike Lawrence on the Democrat ticket. On the Republican side, John "JD" Davis and Kelly Mollaun will try to win the nomination. Many city council races on the Democrat ticket are contested. Greendale Democrat voters will choose a mayor candidate from either city councilman Bill Lansing or fellow councilman and former state rep Bob Bischoff. The winner will face GOP member Christopher Libbert, who is uncontested in the primary, in November. Republicans in Greendale have no contested races to decide on Tuesday. Batesville’s Democrat voters will pick either incumbent mayor Rick Fledderman or newcomer Mike Vonderheide. Michael Bettice is the uncontested Republican in the primary. The only contested race in Aurora Tuesday is the Republican primary for City Council District 1 between John E. Borgman and Kelly Kuckenrider. Likewise, Rising Sun voters have only one city council race to decide, which is the Democrat primary for Council District 1 between Frances "Swede" Colen and James McDaniel. FIND MORE LOCAL ELECTION NEWS ON EAGLE 99.3'S INDIANA VOTES PAGE. One area where voter turnout may be respectable is in Ohio County where a school tax increase that could go a long way in determining the future of Rising Sun-Ohio County Schools will be decided. In a special election, voters in Ohio County are being asked to approve a seven year property tax increase for educational services, staffing, and operational expenses. The referendum would increase property taxes by 25 center per $100 of valuation. School district officials say that equates to about $135 a year for a home valued at $100,000 when tax credits are considered. Voters in Harrison will decide Tuesday on a city services levy.  The 2.4 mill increase would bring in $500,000 in new funding each of the next five years for Harrison fire and EMS services. Last November, 60 percent of Harrison voters shot down a twice as large levy request for police and fire services. Early absentee voter ballots may once again help decide primary races in Lawrenceburg. Dearborn County Clerk of Courts Rick Probst says 232 early absentee ballots have been cast in Dearborn County as of the end of early voting Monday. Of those 232 absentee ballots, 138 were cast in Lawrenceburg - 113 were Democrat ballots and 25 were Republican.  RELATED STORIES: Rising Sun Schools May Have To Consider Consolidation Rising Sun Schools Will Ask Voters To Help Avoid Staff Cuts Harrison Will Make Another Attempt At City Services Levy