Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal announces 2026 run for Indiana Senate
District 31 is currently represented by Republican Kyle Walker, who announced earlier this month that he will not seek reelection next year.
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New Indiana election laws face court challenges over their constitutionality
One federal judge already has given some hope to the plaintiffs in a case against Senate Enrolled Act 10, which was passed this spring and bars the use of state-issued student IDs as a proof of identification at polling locations
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Election vs. selection: An update on the dispute over Lake Superior Court judges
The dispute over judicial elections versus merit selection in Indiana’s most populous — and diverse — counties isn’t new, but it is ongoing. Right now, the debate seems to be centered on Lake County.
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‘I’ve been told I couldn’t vote’: Hoosiers with felony records, pretrial detainees still eligible to cast ballots
In the United States, an estimated 4.6 million Americans are ineligible to vote due to a felony conviction, according to a 2022 voting rights study conducted by The Sentencing Project. That’s equal to one out of every 50 American adults.
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Paper trail: Indiana’s push to create a paper backup for electronic voting machines drawing opposition
Groups that advocate for paper ballots and verifiable paper trails lobbied against the bill, HEA 1116, that calls for Indiana touch-screen voting machines to be retrofitted with devices that produce a paper printout.
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Group backing independent candidates wants Indiana to end straight-ticket voting
On top of Independent Indiana’s list is eliminating straight-ticket voting in which those casting election ballots can vote for all of a party’s candidate with a single push of a button.
Federal government settles lawsuit with Indiana, other GOP-led states to improve citizenship verification for voting
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security must provide free verification services to all state and local governments and allow Social Secruity numbers to be used for verification purposes.
Indiana’s long redistricting debate complicates congressional runs
The months-long political drama over possible Indiana congressional redistricting has snarled up campaign plans for some Hoosiers with U.S. House ambitions.
State study on municipal election timing, vote center mandate released
Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a new state study.
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
The ruling was a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to have GOP lawmakers in multiple states redraw their maps to help the party preserve its slim House majority in the potentially difficult 2026 midterm elections.
Push for redistricting stalls in Indiana as Senate president says chamber will not meet in December
After months of speculation and pressure from the Trump administration, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that his chamber will not meet in December to consider redrawing the state’s Congressional maps.
What’s next in the national redistricting fight after California approved a new US House map
The new congressional map that California voters approved marked a victory for Democrats in the national redistricting battle playing out ahead of the 2026 midterm election. But Republicans are still ahead in the fight.
‘Democracy doesn’t get redrawn’: Indiana Black Legislative Caucus leads rally against new maps
Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus and multiple community advocates gathered Monday inside the Statehouse rotunda to oppose Republican efforts to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps before the next census.
Braun’s post-election committees raise hundreds of thousands from Indiana business leaders
Gov. Mike Braun’s post-election fundraising committees continue to draw major support from Indiana’s business community less than a year into his first term as governor, according to new Federal Election Commission filings.
Braun set to call lawmakers back to Statehouse for redistricting vote
Currently, seven of Indiana’s nine districts are represented by Republicans. Advocates of redistricting say that new maps could give the GOP a strong shot at all nine seats.
Democrat Beau Bayh to run for Indiana Secretary of State
Beau Bayh filed Monday to continue his families’ political dynasty—running for Secretary of State. Former U.S. Sen. and Gov. Evan Bayh announced the news in a post to X.
Pete Buttigieg rallies against redistricting in former home state of Indiana
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg rallied Democrats against redistricting in his home state of Indiana on Thursday as pressure grows on Republican state lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts.
Republican senators silent after closed-door redistricting caucus
The two-hour meeting followed a Washington D.C. trip last month in which Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray and House Speaker Todd Huston met personally with President Donald Trump to discuss redistricting.
Greg Weaver: Why won’t Rokita and Morales let Hoosiers see their voter list?
The effort by the Republican duo to check for non-citizens has taken more political turns than a sizzling hot dog on a grill. But without transparency and sincerity on both ends of the political spectrum, it’s the public that gets burned.
Hoosiers voice concerns over potential election law changes at Indianapolis hearing
The meeting — the second in a series hosted by Secretary of State Diego Morales — was intended to give Hoosiers a chance to comment on proposals to shift municipal elections to even-numbered years and to expand the use of vote centers statewide.
As GOP lines up behind mid-cycle redistricting, voting rights advocates caution against ‘hasty’ maps
A small, but growing, number of Hoosier Republicans have voiced their support for a mid-cycle redistricting effort.
Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
The conservative network Newsmax will pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, according to documents filed Monday.
Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states
The unusually expansive outreach has raised alarm among some election officials because states have the constitutional authority to run elections and federal law protects the sharing of individual data with the government.
Musk says he’s forming new political party after split with Trump over tax cuts law
Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to start a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.