Indiana votes to amend constitution, expand area where judges can live
House Enrolled Act 1019 asked voters to decide whether city and town judges can reside nearby but outside the municipal boundaries of communities they serve.
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Voting challenges persist for Indiana residents
Nearly 60 years after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law and expanded voting access for Americans, Indiana lawyers and activists say some state residents still face hurdles in exercising their right to vote.
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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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Proposed redistricted maps have ‘extreme levels of partisan bias,’ but overturning them will be difficult
Indiana’s new legislative and congressional maps will likely be on their way to getting the governor’s signature by Oct. 1, and many may be wondering what comes next.
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Hoosiers favor amendment giving judges more power in denying bail
More than 58% of Hoosiers voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would give trial judges greater discretion in denying bail.
Marion County prosecutor Mears races to easy win against Foust
The Democrat had captured more than 65% of the vote with 91% of vote centers reporting as of late Tuesday night. The win means Mears will continue in a role he has filled since 2019.
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
The high court refused to immediately intervene in a case involving 20,000 people the Republican administration flagged as likely noncitizens on the largely Democratic state’s voter rolls.
Judge tosses DOJ’s attempt to delay Alaska’s Senate results if Republican loses
A federal judge said she had no authority to grant the department’s preemptive request to delay resolution of the election if incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R) loses.
Judge rejects Justice Department bid to set aside California ballots
The Justice Department’s push to prevent the counting of ballots from any of more than 20,000 people on its list is unusual, and courts have been skeptical so far.
Trump says he ordered the Justice Department’s lawsuit over Alaska’s US Senate race
Democrats and many voting rights advocates have long feared that the administration will try to block certification of elections that Trump’s party loses.
UPDATE: Judge denies Ballard motion for preliminary injunction in election commission lawsuit
The office of state Attorney General Todd Rokita argues that Greg Ballard has no standing to compel the commission to meet through a preliminary injunction.
Terre Haute man accused of illegally voting since 2018 as a noncitizen
Francisco Aguilar Romero has been charged with fraudulent voter registration, perjury and three counts of being an ineligible voter, according to MyCase.
Braun urges voters to consider bail amendment when voting next month
The proposed amendment, which has been years in the making, would allow judges to deny bail to any defendant if the state proves the person cannot be safely released.
Many GOP states have imposed new voting rules this year, some mirroring Trump’s midterm proposals
More than three dozen voting laws passed in Republican-controlled states are taking effect for the first time this year.
Right to bail: Amendment asks voters to rewrite pretrial detention rules
Hoosiers will vote this fall on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow judges to deny bail for any defendant if the state proves they cannot be safely released.
Trump administration’s quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says
The Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit alleging that President Donald Trump’s administration secretly changed a postcard used by U.S. citizens overseas in a way that makes it harder to register to vote.
States put criminal justice, marijuana policies before voters in 2026
In Indiana, voters will consider allowing courts to deny bail when “proof” of guilt is evident or the presumption is strong and the defendant poses a big risk.
Trump slams the Supreme Court for rejecting his push to restrict mail ballots
The president’s social media missive was just the latest in a long history of Trump assailing justices who ruled against him on his most prominent initiatives.
Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections
The high court’s order dealt only with applying the changes to the upcoming midterms. The case now returns to the lower courts, where legal fights will continue over whether the order can be implemented in future elections.
Federal judge dismisses complaint against Indiana citizenship verification voting law
The plaintiffs allege some recently approved laws discriminate against voters who have become U.S. citizens by subjecting them to citizenship verification.
Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order
An appeals court on Thursday upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, a decision that comes as the Supreme Court considers the same case.
Sending armed ICE agents to polling places would be a federal crime, lawsuit says
The lawsuit comes eight days before some in-person early voting begins. It asks a judge to declare it unlawful to send armed agents to polling sites.
Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions
The legal wrangling is happening even as states start sending out mail ballots, leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules.