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SPENCER, IN—The Owen County Democratic Party has announced plans to conduct a Democratic Town Convention in conjunction with this year’s Gosport municipal election.  Each political party must conduct a town convention when more candidates than available positions for any one office have filed for the election.  Currently, there are five candidates who have filed as Democrats for the three at-large Gosport Town Board positions, current Town Board members Wes Correll and Rebecca (Becky) Welch, along with new candidates Machele Arnold, Kindra Holsapple, and Christopher (Chris) Wesley.

Any Democratic voter in the Town of Gosport can participate in this convention.  The convention will be held on Friday, August 19^th, at 7:00pm, located at the Gosport Community Building just north of the Gosport Elementary School.

Folks wishing to vote in the convention must check in prior to the 7:00pm start date and, in accordance with IC 3-8-5-11 concerning participation in the convention, each Democratic voter must affirm in writing, under penalties for perjury, that they are affiliated with the Democratic Party, that they had taken a Democratic ballot in the last primary election they had voted in, are a resident of the Town of Gosport, and that they are a registered voter in the Town of Gosport.

Once the convention is called to order, rules for the convention will be adopted and the candidates for which a vote will be taken will be given a limited opportunity to speak.  Following that, a vote by secret ballot will be taken to select the three Democratic nominees for the Gosport Town Board that will appear on the November ballot.

The convention will be chaired by Kextel Dunning.  If anyone has questions about the convention or the process, they may contact Dunning at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or 812-879-4366.

If you are a resident of the Town of Spencer and a voter/member of the Democratic party, we invite you to participate in our Democratic Town Convention.

It will be held on Saturday, August 6th, at our Democratic headquarters building located at 152 E Jefferson Street in Spencer.

The convention will be called to order at 9:30AM EDT sharp--NO EXCEPTIONS.

Prior to 9:30AM, each person wishing to participate in the convention will need to "check-in" by having their name verified with the voter list (that we will have as provided by the County Clerk) and also sign an affidavit stating that they are both a resident of the Town of Spencer and a a registered Democratic voter and/or member of the Democratic party.

Once 9:30AM arrives, registration will be closed. Anyone not registered by 9:30AM, or who arrives after 9:30AM, will not be allowed to participate. So, it is important to check in early.

Candidates will be allowed up to 5 minutes to speak and voting will follow. The whole process should take 30 minutes.

**Donuts and coffee will be served**

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We hope that you can join us on August 6th!

We welcome Spencer's new Clerk/Treasurer, Cheryl Moke!  Cheryl
was selected last night by our caucus members and we wish the
best of luck to her.

We also thank both Peggy Bush and Mary Wheeler for filing their
candidacies to be considered for this position.  It takes a lot
of courage and commitment just to decide on being a candidate
and we appreciate their willingness to serve the Town of
Spencer.

Cheryl and her husband, Lew, make their home on East North
Street here in Spencer.  She is a graduate of the Indiana
University School of Business with a Bachelors Degree in
Accounting and had obtained a CPA certification.  She is retired
from full time employment but has continued work in public
accounting and preparing tax returns.  Although her CPA status
is now inactive, she brings a wealth of skills, knowledge, and
experience with her to this job.  In her 30+ years of employment
experience, she has served as Accountant, Controller, and
Finance Manager for various companies in Bloomington.

She begins work today, June 28th, at the Spencer Municipal Building.  Her
first priority is to familiarize herself with the town's
operations and staff.  She will be spending a lot of time
recreating/reconciling the town's past and current financial
situation so that everything is current and on solid footing
moving forward.

If anyone needs to reach her at the Municipal Building, the
number is 812-829-3213.  She will soon have a spencer.in.gov
email.  Say hello, introduce yourself, and wish her well.