Votebeat Story: Indiana among the states that could elect new top election officials in 2026
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Nathaniel Rakich Votebeat April 20, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
COLLEGE ID BAN RETURNS: 7th Circuit lets Indiana prohibit use of student identification at polls
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 21, 2026 Saying voting rules cannot be altered this close to the election date, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a district court’s preliminary injunction issued last week, so, once again, students at Indiana’s public “...”
FINANCE REPORT FEUD: Morales’ office denies Ballard campaign’s accusation of being blocked from filing
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 17, 2026 Greg Ballard’s campaign is blaming Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales for a missed deadline that forced the campaign to publicly announce its fundraising totals in a press release, rather than filing a first-quarter f “...”
Based in Lafayette Story: Senate District 23 candidates discuss property taxes, health care and other issues
This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette April 11, 2026 State Sen. Spencer Deery, looking for a second four-year term in Indiana State Senate District, 23, faces a primary challenge from Paula Copenhaver, former Fountain County “...”
‘I AM RELIEVED’: Alexandra Wilson focuses on campaign after judge’s order lets her stay on the GOP ballot
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 16, 2026 More than 40 days after the challenge to Alexandra Wilson’s candidacy landed in Clay County Circuit Court, a judge issued an order on Thursday keeping Wilson in the Republican primary for Indiana Senate District 38. However “...”
‘A VICTORY’ FOR STUDENTS: Voting advocates applaud injunction blocking ban on college IDs at polls
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Relying on the precedent created in the 2008 ruling that upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, a federal judge has blocked the state’s ban on the use of student ID cards at the polls. Senior Judge Richard Young of the Southern I “...”
REPUBLICAN RESIGNATIONS: GOP officials with the Indiana Election Division preparing to step down
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 15, 2026 Brad King, Republican co-director of the Indiana Election Division, and Valeria Warycha, Republican co-general counsel of the Indiana Election Division, have submitted their resignations, effective at 8 a.m. May 6, the day af “...”
‘WHAT THEY’RE DOING IS WRONG’: GOP candidate says Trump, Braun officials pushed her to quit Statehouse race
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 13, 2026 Although Alexandra Wilson was motivated to enter the race for the Indiana Senate by her concerns over plans to consolidate Terre Haute’s high schools, the calls and text messages she received after filing her candidacy pape “...”
‘VOTERS CAN’T WAIT’: Frustrated Election Commission hears new issue in dispute, blasts attorney general
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen April 9, 2026 The court order to consider an expungement incited a lot of confusion and some tense moments at Wednesday’s Indiana Election Commission hearing, but the proceeding ended in the same place it began: Alexandra Wilson remains o “...”
GROWTH SPURT: Hoosiers identifying as Christian nationalists increasing ahead of primary election
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen April 2, 2026 As early voting begins in Indiana’s primary election, new survey data shows support for Christian nationalism is not just holding steady—it is growing in the state. A recent report from the Public Religion Research Institute “...”