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(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — The top two Republicans at the Indiana Election Division have tendered their resignations, effective May 6 — the day after the primary election.
Co-director Brad King is retiring after 24 years in the role and a host of accomplishments to his name.
Co-General Counsel Valerie Warycha, who is supporting GOP Secretary of State candidate David Shelton, is also leaving.
King and Warycha work alongside the Democratic co-director and co-general counsel in the Indiana Election Division, which is part of Secretary of State Diego Morales’ agency. He is seeking renomination at state convention this summer.
“I submit this resignation accompanied by my gratitude to the many individuals I have had the privilege to work with and to the people of the State of Indiana whom I have had the privilege to serve,” King said in a three-page, handwritten resignation letter to Gov. Mike Braun. “… I am mindful that in my 68th year of life, prudence requires me to plan and act for the future.”
The governor — in consultation with the Indiana Republican Party — will choose a successor.
King counted among his achievements his drafting of Indiana’s first-in-the nation voter ID law.
“I was able to contribute to the successful crafting of legislation to enhance voter...
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