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.
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 in primary elections.
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.
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.
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.
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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Indiana lawmakers consider changes to state’s voting laws
Indiana lawmakers are considering multiple changes to the state's voting laws. Supporters argue the proposals will enhance ...
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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 ...
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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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ELECTION SECURITY OR DISENFRANCHISEMENT? GOP lawmakers greenlighting contentious Indiana bills
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen February 7, 2025 Of the numerous election and voting bills filed in the 2025 Indiana General Assembly session, the two bills described by Common Cause Indiana a ...
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Senate Republicans advance bill to ban use of student IDs when voting
Republicans pushing the bill have offered no evidence of any issues surrounding the use of student IDs for voting. Lawmakers ...