âBARRIER TO VOTINGâ: Indiana sued over proof-of-citizenship laws; naturalized citizens at risk
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 22, 2025 After warning lawmakers about potential litigation and sending two letters asserting the state is violating federal election laws, voting-rights advocates have filed a lawsuit against Indiana election officials over the sta â...â
ReCenter Indiana hosting 3 redistricting town halls
The Indiana Citizen October 17, 2025 ReCenter Indiana Inc., a civic-engagement organization, will be hosting three  town halls to discuss mid-decade redistricting and listen to Hoosiersâ concerns. The ânonpartisan listening sessionsâ are billed as elevating citizen voices â...â
DISGRUNTLED VOTERS: Poll finds Hoosiers unhappy with elected officials and redistricting effortÂ
Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 17, 2025 A new poll shows a majority of Hoosier voters have an unfavorable opinion of their elected officials and think Indiana is headed in the wrong direction, but one political expert described the discontent as âpar for the cours â...â
PRIVACY CONCERNS: Democracy advocates sue to stop pooling of Americansâ personal data
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 16, 2025 A class action lawsuit filed Sept. 30 in federal court provides a glimpse into what the Trump administration is doing with the voter data Indiana and other states have entered into the SAVE system and turned over to the U.S â...â
TIGHT-LIPPED LEGISLATORS: Indiana Republicans remain reticent amid redistricting protests, Vanceâs return
As Vice President JD Vance returned to the Indiana Statehouse on Friday to convince state Republican lawmakers to redraw Indianaâs congressional district map, protesters and Democratic legislators gathered, again, to tell the GOP supermajority to âJust say no.â â...â
REDISTRICTING PAIN: Constituents could be harmed more than lawmakers by redrawing of maps
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 10, 2025 Despite the public outrage ignited over the prospect of mid-decade redistricting, some political experts believe state Republican lawmakers would face few consequences if they actually redraw Indianaâs congressional distr â...â
REDISTRICTING RELUCTANCE? Democrats, voting advocates sense wavering in GOP, urge continued opposition
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 2, 2025 Democratic state lawmakers and voting-rights advocacy groups who oppose a midcycle redistricting believe the silence from the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse is an indication that the marches, the rallies, the pho â...â
Votebeat story: How do we build public trust in elections?
This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access. By Hayley Harding Votebeat September 22, 2025 Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administratio â...â
LOCAL CONTROL SOUGHT: Jeffersonville crowd mostly skeptical about moving elections, voting centers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2025 JEFFERSONVILLE â At the Indiana Secretary of Stateâs election study meeting in Jeffersonville on Friday, the politically diverse crowd of private citizens, county clerks and local elected officials were all in agreeme â...â
VOCAL OPPOSITION: Hundreds protest at Statehouse against redistricting
By Colleen Steffen and Sydney Byerly September 18, 2025 Pete Buttigieg spoke before a thunderous crowd in the Indiana Statehouse Thursday afternoon, calling on state Republicans to resist pressure from the Trump administration for mid-decade redistricting. âThey want the outcom â...â