DHS SETTLEMENT: Morales, Rokita tout win on voter verification, but expert warns of disenfranchisement
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 4, 2025 In touting a recent settlement that gives the state access to an enhanced federal system for verifying immigration status, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office revealed it had turned over nearly 500,000 Hoosie “...”
ELECTION ANALYSIS: Indiana secretary of state study shows cost savings if changes made
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 21, 2025 In its study of elections, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ office found administrative costs and voter turnout are most impacted by the timing of municipal contests, while the location of where the ballots ar “...”
“PULL BACK THE CURTAIN!”: Beckwith and Morales Press Lawmakers to Revive Redistricting in Small Statehouse Rally
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen November 18, 2025 Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and Secretary of State Diego Morales urged lawmakers before both chambers met on Organization Day to revive Indiana’s stalled redistricting effort during a small rally at the Statehouse. They called “...”
A LOT OF ‘NOISE’: Expert predicts false claims now that feds have Indiana’s voter roll
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen November 7, 2025 In the wake of Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales’ decision to turn over the state’s entire voter roll to the U.S. Department of Justice, questions remain about what the federal government will do with the informa “...”
‘BARRIER TO VOTING’: 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 “...”
DISGRUNTLED VOTERS: Poll finds Hoosiers unhappy with elected officials and redistricting effort
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 “par for the cours “...”
LOCAL CONTROL SOUGHT: Jeffersonville crowd mostly skeptical about moving elections, voting centers
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 22, 2025 JEFFERSONVILLE – At the Indiana Secretary of State’s election study meeting in Jeffersonville on Friday, the politically diverse crowd of private citizens, county clerks and local elected officials were all in agreeme “...”
VOTING CASE: Morales touts ‘proof’ of noncitizens on rolls, sends voter info to DOJ
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 12, 2025 At a news conference Friday morning, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales championed his office’s effort to ensure only U.S. citizens are on the state’s voter rolls, but voting-rights advocacy groups criticized Mo “...”
TSF Story: Experts fault state officials for secrecy surrounding voter list sent to USCIS
This story was originally published by TheStatehouseFile.com By Anna Cecil TheStatehouseFile.com September 7, 2025 Political scientists and media law experts are reacting to The Indiana Citizen’s parent organization’s case against the offices of the Indiana attorney general “...”
CRITICAL CROWD: Some at Indianapolis election meeting skeptical of data, proposals
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen September 4, 2025 At a public meeting held in Indianapolis on Wednesday to discuss the timing of elections and the locations of polling places, the presentation of the data was much the same as it had been at a similar gathering held in Mun “...”