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,
Republican senator files bill to reduce early voting period in Indiana
Sen. Gary Byrne, R-47, wants to reduce early to 14 days from the current 28 days before elections. Byrne said election clerks have told him that early voting centers are hard to staff for the full 28 days, especially during the first week or two of early voting.
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.
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.
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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Bills halving early voting period, closing primaries head to Senate floor
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Senate approves electronic pull tabs for charity gambling as House OKs immigration notice mandate
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New Indiana bill could politicize school board seats
A state senate committee heard a bill that would require school board candidates to be nominated the same way candidates for ...
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Bill looks to make school board races partisan
Senate Bill 287 proposes nominees for school board can choose between being republican or democrat. Many people are in ...