Hoosiers head to the polls on the last day to vote
Indiana Lawyer will be reporting throughout the night on the race for Indiana attorney general and on the retention vote for the Indiana Supreme Court.
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America reaches Election Day with a stark choice between Trump and Harris
Polls opened across the nation Tuesday morning as voters faced a stark choice between two candidates who have offered drastically different temperaments and visions for the world’s largest economy and dominant military power.
Control of Congress at stake on Election Day
In the Senate, where Democrats now have a slim 51-49 majority, an early boost for Republicans is expected in West Virginia. Independent Sen. Joe Manchin’s retirement creates an opening that Republican Jim Justice, now the state’s governor, is favored to win.
Democratic-backed justices look to defend control of Michigan’s Supreme Court
Republicans are seeking to flip the court to regain a margin of control in a state dominated by Democrats for the past two years. They need to win both seats up for election to do so.
Voter enthusiasm drives up wait times at early voting sites
While it’s too early to know if this year’s turnout will eclipse previous years, Indiana traditionally has one of the worst turnout rates in the country.
Judge continues to block Florida officials from threatening TV stations over abortion ads
U.S. District Judge Mark Walker extended a temporary restraining order, siding with Floridians Defending Freedom, the group that created the ads promoting the ballot question that would add abortion rights to the state constitution if it passes Nov. 5.
Ballot drop box fires highlight concerns that election conspiracy theories are making them a target
Here’s what happened, how rules and security measures about drop boxes vary across the country, and how election conspiracy theories have undermined confidence in their use.
A lieutenant governor candidate from the right throws a wrench into the Indiana governor’s race
Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun’s bid to become governor of Indiana seemed fairly straightforward until he got the running mate he didn’t want: a pastor and self-proclaimed Christian nationalist who finessed his way onto next month’s ballot.
Virginia asks US Supreme Court to reinstate removals of 1,600 voter registrations
The request comes after a federal appeals court unanimously upheld a federal judge’s order restoring the registrations of those 1,600 voters, whom the judge said were illegally purged from the rolls under an executive order by the state’s Republican governor.
Braun fends off fiery jabs from McCormick, Rainwater at gubernatorial debate
Democrat Jennifer McCormick tied Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Braun to the ultraconservative views of his running mate, Micah Beckwith, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist.
Indiana early voting already eclipsed 500,000, elections chief says
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales said Wednesday there is strong early voter turnout across the state — with more than half a million Hoosiers already casting their ballots.
League of Women Voters files ethics complaint against Indiana Secretary of State
The complaint accuses Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales of using his position for self-promotion by distributing election materials with Morales’ name printed larger than the name of his office.
Pennsylvania high court gives voters provisional option if their mail ballots get rejected
The Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Butler County’s Republican-majority election board must count provisional ballots that were cast by two voters after they learned their mail-in ballots were voided because they arrived without mandatory secrecy envelopes.
A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign
The nation’s highest court has a lower profile than it did in the past two presidential campaigns despite an early summer ruling on presidential immunity.
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican attempt to quickly reinstate invalidated election rules
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously declined the request for expedited handling, which means it will likely take months before there’s a ruling on the case as a whole.
Weaver: Retaining state supreme court justices is right thing to do
Some liberal abortion-rights activists want to cast the Republican-appointed justices as conservative extremists who walk in lockstep with the GOP-controlled Legislature. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
IndyBar: IndyBar Urges Retention of all Judicial Officers on the Hoosier Ballot this Fall
IndyBar is urging the retention of all eighteen Marion Superior Court judges on the November ballot.
People with felony records can now vote in Nebraska — and it could help tip the balance in November
Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could add hundreds of new voters to the rolls and potentially help tip the balance on Nov. 5.
Rokita maintains strong fundraising edge over Wells, with $2M in the bank
Still, the campaign for Democrat Destiny Wells expressed excitement about its fundraising totals for the period from July through September in the race for Indiana attorney general.
Statehouse races to watch around Indianapolis, suburbs
A handful of competitive races could change who represents Indianapolis metropolitan residents at the Indiana Statehouse.