âNEW WILD WESTâ: Partisan races on the November ballot could mean less collaboration and more infighting on local school boards, expert says
By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 30, 2026 When Olivia Reyes filed to run for the Anderson Community School Board, she did not check either the Democrat or Republican box but rather identified herself as an independent. Reyes, who is a womenâs li â...â
PUBLIC QUESTIONS: Beckwith urges Hoosiers to reject amendments as Braun avoids taking explicit position
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 29, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun and Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith are taking different approaches to a ballot measure that will go before Indiana voters Tuesday, with Beckwith urging voters to reject an amendment to the stateâs constitution that â...â
âRESPECTFULLY DECLINEâ: Gov. Braun rejects Ballardâs request for the Election Commission to meetÂ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 28, 2026 Gov. Mike Braun has turned down Greg Ballardâs request to order the Indiana Election Commission toconvene, likely derailing any chance for a public review of pending campaign finance complaints prior to the Nov. 3 general â...â
âRISK OF CONFUSIONâ: Ruling denies Ballardâs attempt to compel meeting before election on complaints against rivals
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 27, 2026 The Marion County Superior Court blocked secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard in his bid to force the Indiana Election Commission to meet before the election on Nov. 3, finding the interests of both the commission and â...â
ELECTION OBSERVERS: Federal monitors heading to Indiana welcomed by AG Rokita but decried by others
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 26, 2026 Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is supporting the Trump administrationâs plans to send federal election monitors to polling sites in only Lake and Marion counties on Election Day. âAs Indianaâs Attorney General a â...â
PRESSING CASE: Ballard urges campaign finance hearing before Nov. 3; Election Commission seeks dismissal
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 23, 2026 Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard was in Marion County Superior Court on Friday for a hearing on his lawsuit against the Indiana Election Commission. Ballard, who is running for Indiana secretary of state, filed his laws â...â
ACLU of Indiana pauses new directorâs start date, launches external review
By Olivia O’Neal TheStatehouseFile.com October 23, 2026 After expressing his worry that incoming Executive Director Nikkita Oliver would fundamentally change how the ACLU of Indiana chooses cases, the organization’s former director of philanthropy says he was fired an â...â
Video: The October 23rd, 2026 Secretary of State Debate
This is the third public debate in the competitive four-way race prior to Election Day and only included two candidates. The other two candidates, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard and Libertarian Lauri Shillings, did not make the polling cutoff set by Nexstar, owner of FOX59/ â...â
ILLEGAL VOTING ALLEGED: AG Rokita files 5 counts of voter fraud against Terre Haute resident
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen October 21, 2026 In announcing that a Vigo County immigrant who holds DACA status has been charged with five counts of voter fraud, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita linked the arrest to the list of nearly 600,000 Indiana voters he and S â...â
Beckwith urges Hoosiers to âthink biblicallyâ about voting as he releases list of endorsements
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen October 19, 2026 Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith is urging Hoosiers to âthink biblically about the issues and individuals who shape our governmentâ when voting in November, releasing a slate of candidate endorsements and ballot recommendat â...â