Election bills that cut the early voting period, require ballot counter oaths pass out of Indiana Senate committee
Bills cutting short the early voting period and submitting the oaths of ballot counters to the election division passed out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee Monday. The committee also heard a bill about school board elections,
Early, in-person voting days cut in half by Indiana Republican-led bill
The number of days of early, in-person voting in Indiana would be cut in half under legislation approved by a Senate committee Monday.
Measure would cut in-person Indiana early voting to two weeks
Hoosier voters could see early in-person voting slashed from a month to two weeks under legislation moving to the Indiana Senate’s floor.
Republican proposal would cut Indiana early voting in half
A Republican lawmaker wants to slash Hoosiers’ chances to vote early. Originally authored by Sen. Gary Byrne, who represents Washington and Harrison counties in southern Indiana, Senate Bill 284 seeks to half the early voting timeframe in Indiana.
Indiana municipal elections moved to presidential election years under Senate bill
Indiana mayors, city and town clerks and councilors would be elected in presidential election years under a bill approved by a Senate committee Monday.
Proposed Indiana bill to halve early voting days raises concerns about accessibility
Hoosier voters have dismal turnout. Would shortening the voting period help or hurt efforts to get people to the polls?
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New election bill would move Indiana to a closed primary
The Indiana Senate Elections Committee voted to pass legislation that would close primary elections in the state.
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Indiana's Early Voting Period Hangs in the Balance Amid Fierce Debate Over Proposed Reduction
Indiana lawmakers consider a bill to halve the early voting period, raising concerns about its impact on voter turnout and ...
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New Indiana Bill Would Make School Board Elections Partisan
The Senate elections committee took testimony on a bill to make school board elections partisan and require candidates to ...
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Attorney general, Indiana Democratic Party file briefs in Foyst case
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and the Indiana Democratic Party have filed briefs in the long-running legal battle over ...
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Senate proposals poised to make voting more difficult in Indiana
Proposals advancing at the Indiana Senate would cut the state's early voting period to 14 days and limit voter participation ...
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Indiana bill would move municipal elections to even-numbered years
Legislation authored by state Sen. Mike Gaskill proposes moving future municipal elections to even-numbered years.
Local Republican officials censure Schaetzle to thwart re-election. He vows to continue.
This recent ruling from the GOP district comes after a rift between President Dan Schaetzle and Republicans on the St. Joseph ...
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Republican bill would force Hoosiers to register with political party to vote in primary elections
The bill would automatically assign party registration to everyone who’s voted in a partisan primary election before. Voter ...