Chris Henderson <henders254@gmail.com> writes:Yes, please do try that -- delete all ELPA Org instances
> Is this the underlying issue causing the problem? How can I get rid
> of this issue? Should I completely delete /Users/chris/.emacs.d/elpa/
> and install orgmode again?
and install Org package from a fresh Emacs session.
Then use
(package-initialize)
before
(require 'org)
in your .emacs.el