âHUMAN ERRORâ: Vigo County Clerkâs Office criticized after misreporting vote totals on election night
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 8, 2026 Vigo County Circuit Court Clerk LeAnna Mooreâs office is blaming human error for underreporting the vote totals on primary election night, according to the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. The Tribune-Star published a story to its we â...â
TERMS EXTENDED: Overholt, Westercamp reappointed to Election Commission
 By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen 8 May 2026 Gov. Mike Braun has reappointed attorneys Suzannah Overholt and John Westercamp to two-year terms on the Indiana Election Commission. Overholt, a Democrat, and Westercamp, a Republican, will continue serving on the four-member â...â
RACE FOR SENATE DISTRICT 23: Both candidates claim victory while votes still being counted
Editorâs note: The Purdue Exponent and The Indiana Citizen are working together on a join project to give in-depth coverage to the race for Indiana Senate District 23. This is the latest in the series. By Olivia Mapes Exponent editor-in-chief May 7, 2026 GOP State Senator Spe â...â
VOTERSâ CONCERNS: Array of issues drive Hoosiers to the ballot box
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen May 6, 2026 Shirley Newman, a resident of the city of Beech Grove, listed the concerns that motivated her to vote in the May primary: the high price of gas, the cost of groceries and the war in Iran. However, Newman is most frustrated by th â...â
Senate races confirm Trumpâs continued influence on Indiana GOP
By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com May 6, 2026 During the 2024 primary election, less than $500,000 was spent on state Senate ad campaigns. This year, nearly $12 million was poured into advertising for these races, NBC reported Monday. This spending was part of a push led by Pr â...â
‘EVERY CITIZEN’S RESPONSIBILITY’: Hoosiers cast ballots in May primary as nation watches
By TheStatehouseFile.com & The Indiana Citizen May 5, 2026 Indianaâs primary results indicated Hoosier Republican voters remain strongly supportive of President Donald Trump. Of the seven senators who earned the presidentâs wrath for voting against redistricting, at least fiv 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
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
Beier Commentary: Micah Beckwith’s spiritual abuse
By Matthias Beier April 26, 2026 I have worked with many victims of spiritual abuse. Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is creating more of them. I debated Beckwith last year on the subject of Christian Nationalism (see our IndyStar debate here). In attacking Westfield High School students 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