Court upholds total population count in electoral districts
The United States Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a Texas law that counts everyone, not just eligible voters, in deciding how to draw electoral districts.
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Supreme Court: Consolidating precincts is not unconstitutional
The Indiana Supreme Court ruled an effort to consolidate small Lake County precincts to reduce election costs was not unconstitutional, finding it is neither an impermissible special law nor a violation of the separation of powers doctrine.
Indiana officer faces 13 felonies including voter fraud
A police officer faces 13 felony charges in connection with the 2015 primary election in Ohio County.
Judge hears lawsuit challenging Indiana ballot photos law
A federal judge seemed critical of a new Indiana law that prohibits voters from taking photos of their election ballots and sharing the images on social media during a hearing on a lawsuit challenging the law.
Ex-Secretary of State Charlie White begins serving home detention
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White has started serving his one-year sentence of home detention more than 3½ years after being convicted of perjury and other charges that forced him from office.
Law barring convicted sex offenders from schools challenged
An Indiana man is challenging a new state law that bars certain convicted sex offenders from entering schools, arguing it can impair the right to vote.
Justices uphold Arizona’s system for redistricting
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday upheld Arizona congressional districts drawn by an independent commission and rejected a constitutional challenge from Republican lawmakers.
Indiana Senate panel sidelines ending straight-ticket voting
A push to eliminate straight party-line voting on Indiana election ballots has been sidelined in the state Senate.
House panel backs ending straight-ticket voting
A legislative committee has endorsed a proposal that would eliminate straight party-line voting on Indiana election ballots.
Senate panel backs absentee voter ID number proposal
An Indiana legislative committee has backed a proposal that would require the use of voter identification numbers for mail-in absentee ballots.
Proposed Indiana voting law changes draw objections
Indiana lawmakers are taking up Republican-backed proposals to eliminate straight party-line voting on state ballots and require the use of voter identification numbers for mail-in absentee ballots, moves that Democrats argue will make voting more difficult and could hurt turnout.
COA finds double-jeopardy violations in conviction of former secretary of state
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White, convicted of voter fraud and removed from office, had three of his six convictions overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals Dec. 29 and will have to serve his sentence of one year of electronic home monitoring.
Court hears ex-Indiana elections chief’s appeal
An attorney for former Secretary of State Charlie White faced tough questioning Tuesday from Indiana's three-judge appeals court during White's latest bid to overturn the voter fraud convictions that forced him from office.
Appeal hearing set for ex-Indiana elections chief
The Indiana appeals court is set to take up former Secretary of State Charlie White's fight to overturn the voter fraud conviction that forced him from office.
Oral argument set for ex-Indiana elections chief
The next step in former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's fight to overturn his voter fraud conviction is set for next month.
Ex-Indiana elections chief starts politics website
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's voter fraud conviction has taken him out of politics but hasn't stopped him from writing about it.
Ohio event to look at Indiana elections
The National Commission on Voting Rights is holding a public hearing in Columbus, Ohio, Friday for anyone with a stake in Indiana and Ohio elections. The event is part of a series of nationwide hearings held to collect testimony on the current landscape of voting and elections in the U.S.
Law Day focuses on voting
The 2014 Law Day theme looks at the right to vote and why every vote matters. Law Day – celebrated May 1 – was started to mark the nation’s commitment to the rule of law.
Elected official loses appeal in voter registration removal
A Roseland Town Council member couldn’t convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that a District judge was incorrect in dismissing his lawsuit filed after he was removed from the voter registration list while incarcerated.
Judge rejects Charlie White’s claim of ineffective counsel
Former Secretary of State Charlie White has been ordered to begin serving his sentence for violating Indiana’s election law after his petition for post-conviction relief was denied.