Video: The October 8th, 2026 Secretary of State Debate
All four candidates for Indiana secretary of state took the debate stage to discuss their visions for overseeing elections in the Hoosier state, including a possible audit of the secretary of state’s office, how to secure Indiana’s elections and ways to increase voter “...”
VOTER HELP: Election Protection hotline, other assistance available for Hoosiers during voting process
Staff Report The Indiana Citizen October 8, 2026 With the start of early voting in Indiana, Common Cause is, again, offering Hoosier voters assistance to ensure they can cast a ballot and their ballots will be counted. The nonprofit, nonpartisan voter-advocacy organization has la “...”
ROUND TWO: SOS candidates trade jabs on voting and investigations during second debate
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 8, 2026 In their second debate for Indiana secretary of state, the four candidates stayed mostly on message, outlining their priorities if elected, but they showed some of their sharpest divisions on whether an audit of the office a “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Big money stirs up squabbles in Indiana secretary of state’s race
By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle October 7, 2026 Big-money contributions from out of state have poured fuel into this fall’s expensive campaign for Indiana secretary of state. Millions of in-state dollars have also flowed into the campaign accounts, along with controvers “...”
‘THEY CONTROL THE IDEOLOGY’: Beckwith urges greater attention on school board races at Clarksville town hall
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 6, 2026 CLARKSVILLE, Ind. — Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith urged both churches and voters Monday night to pay closer attention to Indiana’s school board races, arguing that local boards have an outsized influence over public education, in “...”
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE: Former GOP Lt. Gov. endorses Ballard in secretary of state race
By Niki Kelly Indiana Capital Chronicle October 5, 2026 Lincoln Party secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard picked up a notable endorsement Monday from former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann. “I’ve always been about good governance, and that has to be the top priority, even abov “...”
BASED IN LAFAYETTE: Anger over accusations flares at West Lafayette School Board
By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette October 4, 2026 Lingering beefs on the West Lafayette school board simmered to the top Thursday, this time over comments made about a campaign contribution from a school board campaign six years ago and possible political favors that followed in “...”
VOTING ISSUES: How Ballard, other SOS candidates stand on election reform in Indiana
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 5, 2026 When Greg Ballard stepped before reporters for another news conference at the Statehouse last week, he announced his newest proposal for what has become a key issue in his campaign: election administration. All the candidate “...”
TRANSPARENCY ISSUES: Gov. Braun appoints new public access counselor after complaints mount
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 5, 2026 Former Bartholomew County Circuit Court Magistrate Judge Brittney Long has been named Indiana’s public access counselor, replacing attorney Jennifer Ruby, whose 18-month tenure in that job was marked by long delays in resp “...”
FROM THE PUBLISHER: Getting outside our echo chambers
By Bill Moreau The Indiana Citizen September 30, 2026 I was happy to accept my friend Rebecca Reeder’s invitation from Hoosiers United for the Separation of Church and State to lead a recent panel discussion at their 2nd annual Larry Hayes First Amendment Forum in Fort Wayne. H “...”