‘UNCONSCIONABLE’ CONFUSION: Indiana candidates rush to refile after concerns over authentication
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 10, 2026 Despite the inclement weather and a last-minute scramble for child care, Ryan Price returned to the Indiana Statehouse last week to fix a potential problem with his candidacy paperwork. The newcomer to politics had been pa “...”
Votebeat Story: Election officials draw on sobering 2020 lessons as Trump calls for nationalizing voting
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Alexander Shur Votebeat February 3, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
Votebeat Story: State election officials project confidence after FBI search of Georgia elections office
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Jessica Huseman Votebeat January 29, 2026 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration “...”
‘WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD’: ReCenter poll sheds light on why young Hoosiers aren’t voting
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 29, 2026 According to results of a poll released this week, young, voting-age Hoosiers have a bleak outlook and do not believe change can come through the ballot box. The poll, conducted in late October 2025 by Bellwether Research a “...”
STRAIGHT TICKET STUMBLES: Bipartisan push to reform voting is meeting familiar resistance
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 A bipartisan group of Indiana lawmakers are trying again this year to shift the state away from straight-ticket voting – but say they are running into familiar roadblocks that are likely to stymie their hopes of changing how “...”
Beckwith’s 2026 agenda: Property tax elimination, firing squads, the Ten Commandments – and opposing election changes
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen January 22, 2026 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is staking out his top priorities for this year’s Indiana legislative session, including urging lawmakers to eliminate property taxes, expand cooperation with the federal government’s deportation ef “...”
Reducing negativity or undermining confidence? Bill debates ranked-choice voting
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com. By Luke Shepherd TheStatehouseFile.com January 19, 2026 Ranked-choice voting has grown in recent years, now used in 52 different U.S. cities, counties and states, most notably in Alaska, Maine and New York City. Indian “...”
‘A VOICE, A CHOICE AND A VOTE’: Indiana Rural Summit recruits and supports new candidates for 2026 races
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 9, 2026 Although she said “no” the first time she was asked to run for public office, Coumba Kebe changed her mind when, she said, the Indiana General Assembly ignored the pleas of advocates and instead gutted Medicaid. Kebe, th “...”
INDEPENDENT STREAK: Nonprofit seeks more competitive elections in Indiana by looking beyond Republican and Democratic candidates
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 With the window opening on Jan. 7 for Republican and Democratic candidates to file for the 2026 elections, an Indiana nonpartisan nonprofit is offering a suggestion for engaging voters and making elected officials more respo “...”
SIGNATURE IRREGULARITIES: Woman enters guilty plea in St. Joseph County election fraud case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 29, 2025 A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a single counterfeiting charge in St. Joseph County, Indiana, for allegedly forging signatures on a candidate petition form in 2024. Karina Escobar Perez, 27, entered the guilty plea t “...”