Capital B Gary story: How the Freedom to Vote Act Could Add 50,000 Black Voters in Indiana
This story was originally published by Capital B Gary. By Calvin Davis Capital B Gary November 2, 2024 Raymond Powell, a Gary native now living in Indianapolis, wasn’t sure of his voting status after his release from prison. So when he visited the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to up “...”
CLOSING ARGUMENTS: Indiana legal community supports keeping state’s justices while retention opponents press their effort
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 1, 2024 The effort to prevent three Indiana Supreme Court justices from falling short in November’s retention vote appears to be organized and strong, but worries continue over the grassroots countereffort to remove the trio for “...”
‘ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS’: SOS Morales and AG Rokita face public access complaint for not releasing names of nearly 600,000 registered voters
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 1, 2024 With just four days before the Nov. 5 election, the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, parent of The Indiana Citizen, is continuing to push the Indiana attorney general and the Indiana secretary of state to release the l “...”
VOTER HOTLINE: Hoosier voters can call Election Protection number for real-time answers and help
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2024 For Hoosiers who have questions about voting or encounter a problem when a casting ballot, help is just a phone call away. The Midwest Voting Rights Program at the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights is again offe “...”
JUDICIAL ELECTION: Trial court judges appear on many Indiana ballots but only seven counties have competitive races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 31, 2024 Although trial court judges are on the ballot in 59 Indiana counties for the November election, only seven counties have contested races, leaving most Hoosier voters without an alternative choice for judgeships. Circuit cou “...”
ICC story: Indiana elections chief pushes back against criticism over voter roll citizenship review
This story was originally published by the Indiana Capital Chronicle. By Whitney Downard Indiana Capital Chronicle October 30, 2024 Secretary of State Diego Morales, facing mounting criticism over a decision to review the citizenship status of more than 585,000 registered voter “...”
‘UNACCEPTABLE CONDUCT’: Indiana agencies and AG’s attorneys must pay nearly $375,000 to construction firm as safety citations tossed
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 28, 2024 After vacating a safety citation and $61,100 in civil penalties issued by Indiana against Lane Construction Corp., a Marion County Superior Court has sanctioned two state agencies and their lawyers from the Indiana Attorney “...”
PNS story: Indiana County votes ‘yes’ for poll worker raise
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, anchor/producer Public News Service October 28, 2024 A shortage of poll workers and volunteers for election day has officials worried. Currently, the number of available staff is less than desired as many o “...”
Chalkbeat Indiana story: IPS candidates endorsed by charter-friendly groups outraise opponents in competitive school board elections
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat Indiana. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters By Amelia Pak-Harvey Chalkbeat Indiana October 25, 2024 Candidates endorsed by charter-friendly groups have outraised their opponents in the most competitive and expens “...”
Based in Lafayette story: Steady Turnout Greets Lone Day of On-Campus voting at Purdue
This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette October 25, 2024 A line of voters more than 100 deep greeted the opening of an early voting site Thursday morning at the Purdue Co-Rec gyms, the lone on-campus polling place – whether “...”