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2018 primary \ Connie Lawson \ Laura Merrifield Wilson \ voter turnout
Voter turnout in May primary at only 20 percent
By Seth Fleming TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Only one in five Hoosiers who are registered to vote cast ballots in the May primary election, continuing a trend of low voter turnout in Indiana. Of the state’s 4.4 million registered voters, 870,336 cast ballots on May 8, which saw one of the most contentious contests in the nation when […]
Common Cause \ Connie Lawson \ election security \ Jim Harper \ Tanya Walton Pratt \ voter registration
Injunction blocks state from purging voter rolls
By Brynna Sentel TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—A federal judge has issued an injunction blocking Indiana from purging voters from registration rolls if their names turn up on a list of those registered to vote in another state. The injunction issued Friday by U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt of the Southern District of Indiana came in a […]
convention \ Indiana Republican Party \ Kyle Hupfer \ marriage
Who’s in a marriage? GOP delegates will decide this weekend
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Whether marriage should be between a man and a woman exclusively will be the subject of debate this weekend at the state Republican Party’s convention in Evansville. Delegates will have a chance to vote on a proposed change to the marriage plank of its platform, state Republican Party Chair Kyle Hupfer announced […]
Mark Messmer \ President pro tem \ Rod Bray \ Tim Lanane
Rodric Bray to become new leader of Indiana Senate
By Adrianna Pitrelli TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Senate Republicans elected Sen. Rodric Bray to become the next president pro tem, succeeding Sen. David Long. “The entire caucus is behind the new leadership, as am I,” Long, of Fort Wayne, said. “I know I will be leaving the Senate in extremely capable hands.” Long announced his […]
Brad Barrett \ Corrie Meyer \ General Assembly \ Joe Zakas \ Linda Rogers \ Mike Delph \ Richard Hamm
Delph wins, but new faces emerge in other Republican primary races
By Abrahm Hurt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Linda Rogers defied the odds when she beat Sen. Joe Zakas, R-Granger, in the May 8 primary election. “I’m a people person so part of my campaign was reaching out to people to one, introduce myself but secondly I said, ‘What are your issues.? What are your problems?’” Rogers […]
2018 senate race \ Joe Donnelly \ Luke Messer \ Mike Braun \ Senate race \ Todd Rokita
Nastiest Senate race ends with Braun victory
By Adrianna Pitrelli TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — Businessman Mike Braun launched his campaign against incumbent Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly almost as soon as he was declared the winner of the bitterly-contested Republican primary. “Joe Donnelly, he is a guy that got into office on a fluke in the first place and his record lines up with Pelosi […]
4th district \ 6th District \ congressional races \ Greg Pence \ Jim Baird \ Steve Braun
Greg Pence, brother of VP Mike Pence, wins congressional primary
By Adrianna Pitrelli TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a new Pence making headlines, and soon he’ll be fighting for the congressional seat once held by his brother, Vice President Mike Pence. Greg Pence won the Republican primary for the 6th Congressional District after defeating four other candidates. His brother held the seat for a dozen years, […]
Connie Lawson \ election \ Indiana voters website
Real time election results available on state website
Staff Report TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—Election results in real time will be available on Indiana’s voters’ website as soon as the polls close at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced Monday that the public and media can view the results at www.IndianaVoters.com as precincts around the state email them to her office. To view […]
Brennan Center’s Democracy Program \ Connie Lawson \ election security \ elections \ Lawrence Norden
Indiana receives funds to boost election security
By Adrianna Pitrelli TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS—The state is scheduled to receive nearly $8 million from a federal fund to improve the security of the voting process, but that money won’t be put to use before Tuesday’s primary election. State election officials around the country are scheduled to receive a share of $380 million that Congress set […]
Abdul Hakim-Shabazz \ Indiana Debate Commission \ Luke Messer \ Mike Braun \ Rep. Mike Braun \ Todd Rokita
GOP candidates dodge questions, attack each other
Abrahm Hurt TheStatehouseFile.com INDIANAPOLIS —No one can say that debate moderator Abdul Hakim-Shabazz did not try to get the three Republican Senate candidates to answer a question. But Monday, at the final debate to see which Republican will challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly in November, Mike Braun and U.S. Reps. Luke Messer and Todd […]
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