Senate candidate Rust pushes for primary ballot access in court
A Marion County judge heard hours of argument Wednesday about whether an Indiana law disenfranchises Hoosiers from running on their preferred primary election ballot.
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City, town court judges to appear on November ballot
Voters in 25 Indiana counties will select their local city and/or town court judges when they head to the polls on Nov. 7.
Judge to consider U.S. Senate candidate Rust’s plea to suspend Indiana election law
A Marion County judge will hear arguments next month over whether to suspend an Indiana law that U.S. Senate candidate John Rust says unfairly precludes him from appearing on the ballot.
Sidney Powell pleads guilty in case over efforts to overturn Trump’s Georgia loss, gets probation
Lawyer Sidney Powell pleaded guilty to reduced charges Thursday over efforts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election in Georgia, becoming the second defendant in the sprawling case to reach a deal with prosecutors.
Colorado judge strikes down Trump’s attempt to toss lawsuit seeking to bar him from ballot
A Colorado judge has rejected an attempt by former President Donald Trump to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to keep him off the state ballot, ruling that his objections on free-speech grounds did not apply.
IN Southern District USAO partners with disability rights group for survey of voting sites
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana is partnering with Indiana Disability Rights to survey the accessibility of early voting sites for the November election.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
A South Carolina case about gerrymandering – the drawing of legislative district lines to maximize political power – that could affect voting rights around the country will be one of the cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court during its upcoming term.
Southern District denies dismissal motion in Anderson redistricting lawsuit
A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss an electoral redistricting lawsuit that alleges Anderson’s city council districts violate constitutional and statutory rights.
How third-party and independent candidates could threaten Democrats and Republicans in 2024
While the politics are murky, a fresh frenzy of outsider candidates threatens to weaken both major parties as Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican former President Donald Trump tighten their grip on their parties’ presidential nominations.
Tensions rise over deposition, judge selection in Senate hopeful John Rust’s ballot access suit
A lawsuit filed by Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Rust appears to be in a stalemate amid the search for a new judge, disagreements over filing timelines and contention over a deposition.
Trump argues First Amendment protects him from ‘insurrection’ cases aimed at keeping him off ballot
Attorneys for former President Donald Trump argue that an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot under a rarely used “insurrection” clause of the Constitution should be dismissed as a violation of his freedom of speech.
Absentee ballot application outage frustrates some election officials, leaves others unaffected
For more than two months, Hoosier voters attempting to apply for an absentee ballot online were met with a block of bright red text informing them that the function was down while the state complied with new voter identification requirements.
Legal fights over voting districts could play role in control of Congress for 2024
Though much remains to be settled, there’s a good chance congressional districts will be changing in numerous states.
Ballot access issues surviving court challenges ahead of 2024 elections: Minor parties, absentee voting at issue
Election-related lawsuits have challenged Indiana laws as they relate to ballot access for both candidates and voters. Decisions in those cases handed down in recent months have been mostly favorable to existing Indiana law.
Backers blast approved ballot language for Ohio’s fall abortion amendment as misleading
The Ohio Ballot Board approved language Thursday for a fall measure seeking to establish abortion access as a fundamental right, but one Democratic member blasted it as “rife with misleading and defective language.”
Indiana law allowing voters over 65 to vote by mail not unconstitutional, 7th Circuit affirms
By granting older voters the right to vote by mail, Indiana is not abridging the right to vote of those under the age of 65 and does not violate the 26th Amendment, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in affirming a district court decision.
Changes in state election laws have little impact on results, new study finds
A new study by two political scientists is causing a stir by finding that state legislators’ changes to election laws — both those that tighten election rules in the name of integrity, and those that loosen rules to expand access — have almost no impact on which side wins.
Indiana ACLU executive director Henegar to retire
Jane Henegar, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, plans to retire from her position by Jan. 1 after more than a decade leading the organization.
Closed primary system constitutional, doesn’t violate man’s right to vote, COA affirms
Tippecanoe County’s closed primary voting system is constitutional and does not violate a man’s right to vote, the Court of Appeals of Indiana ruled Thursday in affirming a trial court’s granting of summary judgment to the state.
Supreme Court rejects novel legislative theory but leaves door open for 2024 election challenges
The U.S. Supreme Court shot down a controversial legal theory that could have changed the way elections are run across the country but left the door open to more limited challenges that could increase its role in deciding voting disputes in 2024.