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The sudden revolution is likely the effect of an insurrection that took place at United States Capitol earlier Wednesday afternoon.
The surreal and dangerous scene interrupted proceedings in the House and Senate, as members of Congress were taking up President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.
Congress will meet to tally the votes of the Electoral College. The ceremony has recently taken as little as 23 minutes to complete. But on Wednesday it could take hours.
Several Indiana voter advocacy groups have been calling for this change for years.
Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) – whose Republican caucus has long opposed such a commission – said a truly independent body would be difficult, if not impossible, to put together.
Secretary of State Connie Lawson noted that presidential elections tend to drive higher turnout. But 65 percent of registered voters cast a ballot this fall, the best voter turnout since 1992.
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.
New COVID restrictions go into effect as the state continues to break records for new cases and hospitalizations. The state’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit challenging the election in Pennsylvania. And an Indiana Frank Lloyd Wright house $1 million renovation project.
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.
The case alleges the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision to allow voters three additional days to prove legally cast ballots violates the state legislature’s ability to oversee elections.
Sen. Greg Taylor (D-Indianapolis) became the new Senate minority leader Friday – the first Black leader of a legislative caucus in state history.
Indiana University President Michael McRobbie added his congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in a statement Monday afternoon.
The county’s clerk reports President Donald Trump received 56 percent of the vote, while President-elect Joe Biden received 41 percent.
“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.”
President-elect Joe Biden said in a statement that "it's time for America to unite," after he was declared the winner of the presidency by The Associated Press.
The GOP had a big night in Indiana this week. We’ll recap the state and federal races. Coronavirus infections continue to set records. And the national guard is being deployed to address Covid in long term care facilities.
John Zody has been the Democratic chair for eight years, the third-longest tenure in the state party’s history. He said he takes full responsibility for Democrats’ disappointing results in this year’s election.
President Donald Trump’s campaign filed lawsuits this week in three states demanding ballot counts halt, more access to ballot count locations or ballot recounts.
“Every legally cast vote will be counted,” Young said. “The rule of law will be upheld, and we will accept the final result.”
Local chapters of the Sunrise Movement, the American Indian Movement and the Northern Indiana Democratic Socialists of America demonstrated for what they called “the people’s agenda.”
Republicans strengthened their grip on the Indiana House of Representatives in the 2020 election. The final Statehouse races were called Thursday.
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.
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.
Gov. Eric Holcomb said his substantial reelection victory will have no impact on his decision-making around COVID-19.
Incumbent Republican Jim Baird defeated Democrat Joe Mackey in the race for Indiana’s fourth congressional district, holding on to the seat he won in the 2018 midterm elections.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and President Donald Trump both won victories in the state for Republicans, along with the state attorney general’s race where Democrats had made a major push.
Republican Victoria Spartz and Democrat Christina Hale faced each other for the seat that’s been a GOP bastion for decades. The campaign was largely fought in the northern Indianapolis suburbs.
Election results Wednesday show three of the four school referendums in indiana passing, including a critical win for the Gary Community School Corporation.
The Associated Press projects incumbent Trey Hollingsworth will continue representing Indiana’s 9th Congressional District, soundly defeating challengers Andy Ruff, a Democrat, and Libertarian Tonya Millis.
The former congressman defeated former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel in a race that Democrats had targeted in hopes of winning their first statewide election since 2012.
U.S. Rep. Greg Pence is projected to win re-election in the Congressional district his brother Mike Pence held for 12 years before going on to become governor and vice president.
Monroe County may not report election results until Wednesday.
The Republican nominee on Tuesday was awarded its 11 electoral votes. Indiana is the home state of Trump’s running mate, Vice President Mike Pence.
Shelli Yoder knew she was going to win her District 40 race for the Indiana State Senate well before Election Day Tuesday.
Holcomb’s victory marks the fifth straight gubernatorial win for Republicans – Indiana Democrats haven’t won a governor’s race since 2000.
AP VoteCast found that 45% of Indiana voters said the U.S. is on the right track and 55% of voters said it is headed in the wrong direction.
Last minute COVID-19 diagnoses have left some Hoosier voters frustrated and unable to vote.
The Monroe County vote count has been tallied in all 84 precincts.
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.
Republican Attorney General candidate Todd Rokita tested positive for COVID-19, his campaign announced Tuesday.
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.
The race for the Indiana attorney general’s office was the most-contested statewide campaign for this year’s election ballot.
Hoosiers are used to finding out which candidates won and lost on election night, or pretty close to it. But that likely won’t be the case this year for some races.
Here’s what you should know, what you should bring and what you should leave at home before heading to the polls:
More than 1.7 million Hoosiers have cast their ballots early this election – that’s nearly double the number who voted early in 2016. But that doesn’t necessarily mean turnout this year will be much higher than usual.
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.
There’s been a lot more focus this election year on poll watchers – particularly after President Donald Trump urged his supporters to “go into the polls and watch very carefully.”
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.
The number of Hoosiers hospitalized with COVID-19 are at the highest level since April. Illegal drug use and overdoses began skyrocketing during the pandemic. And a political expert joins us to talk about the election.
The stadium will include 56 voting machines and eight poll pads, more than at any other site, Deputy Director of Elections Brent Stinson said.
Jeremy Stutsman, mayor of Goshen, says he feels one woman's ongoing political demonstration is representative of the larger political divisions in the country.
Indiana sent counties enough PPE to ensure every poll worker has equipment. But many polling places aren’t requiring voters to have a mask and at least one clerk refuses to require their employees to mask up.
More than 560,000 Hoosiers requested mail-in ballots for the November election – a record for Indiana. And more than 460,000 of those ballots were returned.
It's the fewest number of referendums on ballots around the state since 2014, but school leaders say years of funding changes and shortfalls – combined with the COVID-19 pandemic – makes their requests even more critical.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb said Tuesday night that he would not support requiring residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine once such immunizations become available.
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s challengers – Democrat Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater – were on the attack in the last gubernatorial debate before Election Day.
Title 3 Article 11 of Indiana Code limits Hoosier voters to 2 minutes in the booth during a general elections and 3 minutes during primary elections.
Political groups are pouring big money into school board campaigns in Indiana this year.
It’s likely more than 1 million Hoosiers will have voted before the second of two gubernatorial debates takes place Tuesday – and some question whether those debates can still have an impact because of their late date.
Indiana voters cannot ask state courts to extend polling hours on Election Day if there are problems at the polls.
The suburbs clustered across the north side of Indianapolis have been a treasure trove of Republican votes for decades, reliably supporting the party’s state and congressional candidates by wide margins.
Indiana is reporting more than 12,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last week. Incarcerated Hoosiers are at higher risk of getting infected with COVID-19. And despite COVID, thousands of tourists are crowding the sidewalks and shops in Brown County.
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.
Pence and his wife, Karen, cast absentee ballots about 8:15 a.m. Friday, shortly after the polls opened in the Indianapolis City-County Building.
Police said investigators reviewed surveillance video to track down two boys, ages 17 and 13, who were running around the area at the time and passing each other what appeared to be a gun.
Wooten is a university English professor in Fort Wayne. Wooten ran against current office-holder Jennifer McCormick for the Republican nomination for state superintendent of public instruction in 2016.
Despite Republicans’ refusal to expand the state’s vote-by-mail system during the pandemic, many voters can still cast their vote by mail.
One common question asked: If someone has requested a mail-in ballot, are they allowed to vote early at Election Central instead?
Gov. Holcomb and the Indiana Election Division said clerks cannot force voters to wear a mask, but her staff will wear either a mask or face shield and gloves when handling ballots.
Gov. Eric Holcomb defended his job performance Tuesday in the first of two gubernatorial debates this year.
Tim Kalgreen, director of civic education for the Indiana Bar Foundation, said it's critical to get students involved so they're more likely to become lifelong voters.
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.
Curtis Hill is a big reason why this race is so competitive – national groups targeted it as a potential pick-up for Democrats because of the current AG’s misconduct.
Fountain County Clerk Paula Copenhaver said she will "not be part of the government overreach" and contends social distancing and hand sanitizer are enough.
The post has a photo of a white woman wearing sunglasses with the phrase: “Know the warning signs of white supremacy.” The post says those include full time-employment, literacy and no criminal record.
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.
The debate set for Tuesday night among the three candidates for Indiana governor has been changed to a virtual format in what organizers said was a coronavirus safety move.
Voter turnout among young people is usually low – and in Indiana, youth voting numbers are even lower than the national average.
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.
Indiana's final elected schools chief says that the 2020 election has a lot on the line, especially for education.
Jeannine Lee Lake said she began receiving racist phone messages and damage to personal property late this summer after the Delaware County GOP published her personal address and contact information.
It’s a streak many locals take pride in, but close observers say the county’s bellwether luck may be running out.
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.
WFIU/WTIU News' Mitch Legan sat down with each candidate to discuss their policies and plans before voters head to the polls Nov. 3.
Indiana mail-in ballots must be returned to the county election administrator’s office by noon on Election Day, Nov. 3, if they’re going to count.
Indiana Public Broadcasting reporter Brandon Smith sat down with each of the candidates to talk COVID-19, racial inequality, and education.
Vigo County government and politics teacher Jim Kendall apologized to his students after assigning them to watch the first presidential debate – he says it didn't move the needle much on civic discussion.
Gov. Eric Holcomb joined 23 other Republican governors Friday to urge the Senate to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration is holding off on releasing a report with recommendations on teacher salaries until after the Nov. 3 election.
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.
The students are part of Indiana University's Political and Civic Engagement Program, or PACE, which focuses on moving students “from theory to practice.”
Indiana is logging record numbers of new COVID-19 cases on the state’s dashboard.
A nonpartisan group wants to inform Indiana voters in the upcoming election who are concerned about climate change.
As part of WTIU/WFIU News’ 2020 election coverage, reporter Mitch Legan invited the three candidates running for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District to discuss their policy positions.
As part of WTIU/WFIU News’ 2020 election coverage, reporter Mitch Legan invited the three candidates running for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District to discuss their policy positions.
As part of WTIU/WFIU News’ 2020 election coverage, reporter Mitch Legan invited the three candidates running for Indiana’s 9th Congressional District to discuss their policy positions.
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.
More than half of the voting machines Hoosiers are using in this year’s election don’t have a paper backup – making them more vulnerable to irreversible errors and breaches.
Follow NPR's live coverage and analysis of tonight's vice presidential debate, starting at 9 p.m. EST.
Ultimately, the debate is a chance for voters to decide whether Pence and Harris are in a position to step into the presidency at a moment’s notice.
Holcomb has faced criticism from some conservatives over the 44 executive orders that he has issued since first declaring a statewide public health emergency on March 6.
The hopes of Hoosiers who wanted Indiana to expand vote-by-mail for this fall’s election are all but buried after a federal appeals court ruling Tuesday.
Crowds stretched around the block outside Election Central in Bloomington. People said it took about an hour to cast their votes.
A federal judge Tuesday temporarily halted a ruling that would have forced Indiana to count mail-in ballots that were postmarked by Election Day.
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.
Today is the last day for Hoosiers to register to vote for the 2020 general election.
For context, the 2016 election saw roughly 3,300 mail-in ballot requests. The county’s more than tripled that, and there’s still about a month to go until the deadline for requesting absentee ballots.
Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith sat down with the Republican candidate, Todd Rokita, to talk about the race’s big issues and how he’d approach the job differently than its current occupant.
The 2020 campaign for Indiana governor – like so much of people’s lives – has been overtaken by concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police violence.
Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Brandon Smith sat down with the Democratic candidate, Jonathan Weinzapfel, to talk about the race’s big issues and how he’d approach the job differently than its current occupant.
The 2020 campaign for Indiana governor – like so much of people’s lives – has been overtaken by concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police violence.
The 2020 campaign for Indiana governor – like so much of people’s lives – has been overtaken by concerns about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and nationwide protests over racial injustice and police violence.
A federal judge is forcing Indiana to count all mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, as long as they arrive to county clerks by Nov. 13.
The vote-by-mail advocates said without expanded mail-in options this fall, some Hoosiers will have to choose between risking their health by voting in person or not voting at all.
Starting at 9 p.m. EST, follow NPR's live coverage of tonight's first 2020 presidential election debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.
The deadline to register for this fall’s election is Monday, Oct. 5.
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 73 additional confirmed deaths over the last week, bringing the state’s total to 3,354. The state announced more than 117,000 total confirmed cases.
Jorgensen delivered her speech to a crowd of hundreds in Westfield, just north of Indianapolis. She laid out her platform, one that often diverges from both the major party candidates.
John Mutz, who writes that he remains “a proud Republican,” is the most prominent Indiana Republican to publicly rebuke Trump.
Voter registration among those newly-eligible Hoosier voters is 54 percent less this year than the last presidential election cycle, according to a new analysis from Tufts University.
Rep. Trey Hollingsworth is running for reelection to Indiana's ninth congressional district seat. His challengers are Democrat Andy Ruff and Libertarian Tonya Millis.
Holcomb’s office was not immediately available for an interview, but denied in a statement that his reelection bid had any role in the decision.
Indiana's candidates for governor each weighed in on the controversial issue of abortion this week.
Indiana will be one of only four states without expanded vote-by-mail for the 2020 general election, amid an ongoing pandemic.
What do you need on Election Day? What do you need to register to vote? Can you vote if you’re homeless? We’re answering your questions submitted through the Indiana 2020 Two-Way.
Hoosier voters will be able to go to court this fall to ask for polls to stay open longer if there are problems on Election Day.
Monroe County voters will decide four of the seven Monroe County Community School Corp. Board of Trustees members this fall.
Braun, a first-term Republican, said he thinks Trump should pick Amy Coney Barrett because of her judicial record. Barrett has served on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago for three years.
Indiana's decision to spend federal CARES Act dollars to secure additional PPE for in-person voting, instead of giving county clerks resources to bolster mail-in voting like plays a role.
The Indiana Republican Party has disavowed the state schools superintendent elected under its banner with her decision to support Democrat Woody Myers for governor.
Monroe County voters will have six fewer polling locations to choose from come November’s general election – but more residents are choosing to vote by mail this year, as well.
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill would rather a court eliminate the current vote-by-mail option for Hoosiers aged 65 or older than allow every eligible voter to cast a mail-in ballot.
Hoosiers across the state are receiving unsolicited absentee ballot applications in the mail from the Indiana Democratic and Republican parties.
Indiana law cuts off voter registration 29 days before an election. This year, that means Hoosiers have until the end of the day on Monday, Oct. 5 to register.
A parade of hundred of boats decked out with Trump flags departed from the Lake Monroe dam and traveled en masse toward the Cutright State Recreation Area.
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.
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.
“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.
Judge James Patrick Hanlon ruled that while the Constitution guarantees the right to vote, it does not guarantee the right to vote by mail.
Indiana counties can no longer reject a voter’s absentee, mail-in ballot because an official says their signature doesn’t match – without giving the voter a chance to fix it.
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.
Join us this week as we talk about increased mail-in ballots and what options you have in Indiana.
Biden announced Harris as his pick for VP Tuesday afternoon. She is the first Black and South Asian woman on a major-party ticket in U.S. history.
The fight over vote-by-mail continues in Indiana as Gov. Eric Holcomb and Republicans remain opposed to expanding the system for this year’s fall election.
Mutz is a Republican.
There’s increased attention on vote-by-mail this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dems say there are critical issues that must be addressed before the legislature’s scheduled return in January.
The spotlight is on incumbent Indiana Attorney Curtis Hill, who must convince delegates that he deserves a second term despite misconduct allegations.
University Spokesperson Paul Browne said there will be some changes to the debate to try and limit possible exposure to COVID-19 but details are still being worked out.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Woody Myers unveiled a criminal justice reform plan that mandates new training for police, shifts funding to social services and decriminalizes marijuana.
Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch delivered their state Republican Party convention speeches in a very different way this year – televised, in the party’s first virtual convention due to COVID-19.
Republican leaders aren’t endorsing vote-by-mail after using it in the primary.
About 3-in-10 Latino voters – both Democrats and Republicans – say they have given a lot of thought to who is running for president in 2020, a new survey shows.
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) says he’ll continue to review Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s record and watch his confirmation hearing before he decides whether to back him.
Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) will meet Wednesday with President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.