November 15, 2020
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Poll Workers Contract Virus, But Election Day Link Unclear
The infections cannot be tied definitively to polling places. Because COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in the U.S., there is no way to determine yet whether in-person voting on Election Day contributed to the surge, public health experts said.
November 12, 2020
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Biden Chooses Hoosier Ron Klain As Chief Of Staff
Klain served as chief of staff for Biden during Barack Obama’s first term, was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore in the mid-1990s and was a key adviser on the Biden campaign.
November 7, 2020
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Biden Defeats Trump For White House, Says ‘Time To Heal’
“I sought this office to restore the soul of America,” said Biden in a prime-time victory speech not far from his Delaware home, “and to make America respected around the world again and to unite us here at home.”
November 5, 2020
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GOP Congressional Winner Says She Hopes For Cooperation
Victoria Spartz defeated Democrat Christina Hale for central Indiana’s 5th District seat in a race so close that it took until most mail-in ballots were counted for her victory to become clear Wednesday night.
November 5, 2020
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Republican Spartz Wins Hard-Fought District 5 House Seat
Spartz defeated Democrat Christina Hale after a campaign largely fought in the northern Indianapolis suburbs amid a national trend of suburban women moving away from Republicans under President Donald Trump.
November 3, 2020
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In-Person Voting Surpasses Early Voting In Monroe County
Some long lines as the polls opened at 6 a.m. slowed to a trickle by noon on Election Day Tuesday. By 4 p.m., though, Monroe County Clerk Nicole Browne said in-person voting on election day had exceeded early and absentee voting in the county.
November 3, 2020
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Democrats Looking To Chip Into GOP’s Indiana Dominance
Republicans were poised to continue their Indiana political dominance as voters cast this year’s final ballots Tuesday, although Democrats had some chances to claw back to greater relevance.
November 2, 2020
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Election Day: Dos and Don'ts
Here’s what you should know, what you should bring and what you should leave at home before heading to the polls:
November 2, 2020
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Will Trump Win Indiana By The Same Margin He Did In 2016?
Leslie Lenkowsky, professor emeritus of Public Affairs and Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University, said he doesn’t think Trump’s margin will be as high as 2016, when he beat Hillary Clinton by 19 percentage points.
October 31, 2020
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Indiana’s 1.5M-plus early votes expected to delay results
With more than 1.5 million votes cast heading into the weekend, Indiana is on its way to doubling the number of early votes cast during the 2016 election and has already tallied more than half of the 2.8 million total votes cast that year.
October 23, 2020
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Record 1M-Plus Indiana Voters Requested Early Ballots
In the 2020 primary election, a total of 640,225 Hoosiers voted absentee in-person or by-mail. In 2016, during the entire period of absentee voting for both in-person and by-mail, 977,239 ballots were submitted.
October 20, 2020
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WATCH: The First Indiana Gubernatorial Debate
Beginning at 7 p.m. EDT, Incumbent Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) will face off against Democratic challenger Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian opponent Donald Rainwater.
October 19, 2020
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Indiana's Mail-In Ballot Request Deadline Is Thursday
The end of the day on Thursday, Oct. 22 is the deadline to request an absentee vote-by-mail ballot. You can do so online at IndianaVoters.com or by contacting your county election administrator’s office.
October 18, 2020
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Indiana Governor Candidates Set For Televised Debate Tuesday
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, Democratic challenger Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater are set for the hour-long session sponsored by the nonprofit Indiana Debate Commission starting at 7 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
October 15, 2020
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Governor Holcomb Tests Negative For COVID-19
Holcomb, members of his staff and State Department of Health staff got tested Wednesday after State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box announced she was positive for the virus.
October 10, 2020
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Indiana Race Opens Up After Attorney General’s Troubles
Democrats spent months castigating Attorney General Curtis Hill over allegations that he drunkenly groped a state lawmaker and three other women, only to see former U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita narrowly defeat Hill for the GOP in July.
October 8, 2020
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Indiana Has Rules On Who Can Watch The Polls
After the first presidential debate, some civic experts fear voters may turn up to Indiana polling places, unaware of rules for poll watchers in the state.
October 6, 2020
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Indiana's Gubernatorial Race Isn't A Sure Thing For Incumbent
The 2020 Indiana governor’s race always looked like an uphill battle for the challengers, Democrat Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater. But incumbent Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb’s victory is not quite guaranteed.
August 29, 2020
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Indiana Forecasts 10-Fold Jump For Mail-In Voting
Officials expect 1.3 million to 1.8 million mailed ballots, which would mean more than half of Indiana’s voters might choose that option rather than heading to polling sites for the Nov. 3 election amid coronavirus exposure worries.
August 27, 2020
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Pence Defends Police At Convention Amid Rising Race Tension
The vice president, who is the chair of the White House coronavirus task force, also defended the administration’s handling of the pandemic, a political liability that was otherwise largely absent from the convention program.
August 26, 2020
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Indiana Won't Allow Expanded Vote-By-Mail This Fall
“We are working with the Post Office to ensure that ballots are prioritized by the Postal Service and are received in a timely manner,” Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson said.
August 20, 2020
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Attorney Chris Jeter Becomes Indiana's Newest State Lawmaker
Jeter was voted in by a private Republican caucus to fill out the last few months of former House Speaker Brian Bosma’s term. Bosma formally stepped down at the end of July after more than 34 years at the Statehouse.
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