HOTLINE FOR VOTERS: Volunteers eager to answer Hoosiersâ questions about casting a ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2026 For Hoosiers who have a question or encounter a problem while voting in the May 5 primary, help is just a phone call away. Volunteers with the Chicago Lawyersâ Committee for Civil Rights will again be answering the nonpartisan â...â
âVOTERS WERE SILENCEDâ: First Friends receives few answers from prosecutor about no indictment after polling site scare
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 4, 2026 Still unsettled by an incident at its polling place involving an armed and visibly angry voter during the November 2024 election, First Friends Quaker Meeting in Indianapolis has decided not to be a voting site this primary, end â...â
Public News Service Story: How informed voters can boost Indiana primary results
This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Terri Dee, producer Public News Service May 4, 2026 The League of Women Voters Indianapolis chapter echoes predictions that Tomorrowâs primary elections could be one of the most closely monitored in the stateâs h â...â
âITâS THEIR OBLIGATIONâ: Reasons for early voting in primary abound; clerks excited about robust turnout
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2026 Sean Prudden of Indianapolis has regularly voted during presidential elections but for the midterms, what he calls the âin betweenâ contests, not so much. However, this year, the 35-year-old broke his habit of staying away f â...â
VOTING RIGHTS ACT UPENDED: U.S. Supreme Court ruling could revive midcycle redistricting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 1, 2026 With Wednesdayâs ruling that is seen as weakening, if not outright killing, the prohibition against racial discrimination in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court may have ushered in a new wave of midcycle redi â...â
RACE FOR SENATE DISTRICT 23: Candidates launch attack ads in final stretch of GOP battle
By Ronak Mohanty Exponent Staff Reporter April 30, 2026 The race for the GOP nomination for state Senate District 23 has turned into a nationalized Republican slugfest between the incumbent Spencer Deery, and Paula Copenhaver, who has been endorsed by President Donald Trump. Atta â...â
8th DISTRICT RACE: Four Democrats vie to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Messmer
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Savannah Shotwell TheStatehouseFile.com April 29, 2026 Indianaâs 8th District covers a large portion of Southwest Indiana. With the primary election approaching on Tuesday, voters in this heavily Republican distri â...â
7th DISTRICT RACE: Longtime Congressman Andre Carson facing challengers from both sides of the political aisle
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Olivia OâNeal TheStatehouseFile.com April 27, 2026 U.S. Rep. AndrĂŠ Carson, D-Indiana, has represented Indianaâs 7th District in Washington, D.C., for nearly 20 years, but despite five challengers looking t â...â
COMPETITIVE CONTESTS: Early voting surges in Hamilton County as crowded primaries fuel voter interest
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 27, 2026 Early voting is outpacing recent election cycles in Hamilton County, offering an early signal of heightened voter engagement in this yearâs Indiana primary. As of Tuesday afternoon, 10 days into early voting, 1,883 ballots hav â...â