More female voters ready to cast a ballot in November
By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle Oct. 1, 2022 More female than male Hoosiers registered to vote or updated their voting information in Indiana following the leak of the Dobbs’ decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in May. The trend mirrors a national surge of wom “...”
Morales responds to sexual harassment allegations
Abdul Hakim Shabazz, editor of IndyPolitics.org and a frequent Statehouse File columnist, has published an article in which two women accuse Republican secretary of state candidate Diego Morales (above) of sexual harassment. The article did not identify the women. “The cla “...”
Secretary of state candidates Wells and Maurer debate Tuesday while Morales’ chair sits empty
The chair reserved for Republican candidate Diego Morales sat empty at an Election Law Forum featuring the candidates for Indiana secretary of state Tuesday. The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Indiana hosted the forum, with APABA-IN president G. Michael Witte (above, l “...”
No Libertarian has won statewide office—but Maurer hopes to close the gap
Libertarian Jeff Maurer hopes to make election history in Indiana, and he can do that in November, by being elected Secretary of State since his party has never won a statewide office here. But Maurer says he also aims to make voters feel more confident in the election process at “...”
Could Wells be first Democratic secretary of state in almost 30 years?
In 2016, Destiny Wells (above) was on deployment in Afghanistan—a time that would spark her decision to run for Indiana office. When she was first deployed, she flew out with President Barack Obama as her commander in chief. At the time, due to the widespread assumption that Hi “...”
Study committee discusses cannabis before standing-room-only crowd
The Interim Study Committee on Public Health, Behavioral Health and Human Services met Tuesday to discuss cannabis in Indiana—a topic that had people crowding into the first-floor committee room inside the Indiana Statehouse. Testimony from Indiana farmers, hemp business owners “...”
YOUR MOST IMPORTANT CHOICE ON THE 2022 BALLOT? AN OFFICE ‘AT THE VERY HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY’
To launch our coverage of Indiana’s election of a new secretary of state, the following report was written by Indiana journalists Barb Berggoetz and Steve Hinnefeld for The Indiana Citizen. Sept. 20, 2022 Indiana will elect a new secretary of state in November as a fresh spo “...”
Morales tries to make campaign messages heard over ongoing controversies
Diego Morales wants to tell voters why he’s running and what he’d do if elected as Indiana secretary of state. But with a campaign beset by scrutiny and controversy, the Republican candidate is often forced on the defensive. Morales immigrated with his family from Guatemala t “...”
‘We all use that word, actually:’ GOP Secretary of State nominee Morales responds to criticism of using ‘veteran’ to describe himself
Diego Morales (above), Republican candidate for Indiana secretary of state, on Friday defended his claim to being a veteran after an Indianapolis newspaper columnist and Indiana Democrats questioned his military service. Morales said in an interview with The Statehouse File that “...”
New state commercial courts are open in 10 Indiana counties
The Indiana Supreme Court hosted a reception Wednesday to provide information to Indiana businesses, lawyers, legislators and other leaders about the benefits of the state’s commercial courts. The state supreme court created the Indiana Commercial Court Pilot Project in June 20 “...”