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Indiana House Cowers to Political Intimidation
Hoosiers spoke clearly and said they did not want mid-decade redistricting and Indiana House Republicans ignored them
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Voting Rights Groups File Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Anderson Common Council Redistricting Lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS — Today in federal court, Common Cause Indiana, the League of Women Voters of Indiana, and the Madison County NAACP filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against Anderson, Indiana’s Common Council. The injunction was filed in response to the council’s failure to redistrict by the Dec. 31, 2022 deadline imposed by state law.
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Democracy Advocates File Lawsuit Calling for Fair Representation
ANDERSON, IN — Today, several voting rights organizations joined two Anderson, Ind. residents in filing a federal lawsuit against the city’s Common Council for failing to draw new maps before the Dec. 31, 2022 redistricting deadline.
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Common Cause, Voting Rights Advocate Pen Letter to Gov. Holcomb Requesting Veto to Restrictions on Voting by Mail
INDIANAPOLIS — Today, Common Cause Indiana — as well as several other voting rights groups — penned a letter to Gov. Holcomb asking that he veto H.B. 1334.
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Indiana’s Voter Registration Deadline is MONDAY, April 3
INDIANAPOLIS — Common Cause Indiana reminds new voters that they have until 5 p.m. on Monday, April 3, to submit their voter registration forms in-person, online or by mail in time for the May 2 municipal primary election across the states. In order for the mail-in application to be accepted, it must be postmarked by Monday.
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Voting Rights Advocates, Concerned Citizens Come to Settlement With Gary Common Council in Redistricting Suit
GARY, IN — Late last week, Gary, Ind. resident Barbara Bolling-Williams — a long-time voting rights advocate — came to a settlement with Gary, Indiana’s Common Council in the lawsuit over the Council’s failure to redistrict. The court ruled that the old maps the Common Council planned to use were malapportioned and, as such, found the current redistricting plan unconstitutional.
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Voting Rights Advocates, Concerned Citizens Call for Equal Representation After Filing Redistricting Lawsuit
GARY, IN — Today, Gary, Ind. resident Barbara Bolling-Williams — a long-time voting rights advocate — filed a federal lawsuit against the city’s Common Council for failing to draw new maps before the Dec. 31, 2022 redistricting deadline.
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Voter Advocates Hail IN Election Commission Order in Tippecanoe County HAVA Complaint
INDIANAPOLIS — This afternoon, the Indiana Election Commission (IEC), unanimously and in a bipartisan vote, adopted an order supporting claims by voter advocates that the Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Registration (TBER) was improperly processing voter registration forms in violation of state and federal law.
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Op-Ed: Indiana could feel consequences of SCOTUS decision on ‘lawless legislature theory’
"The U.S. Constitution does not somehow empower state courts to protect our voting rights in state and local elections while prohibiting the same oversight in federal elections."
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2022 Midterm Election is TOMORROW
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 8 to make their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election.
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Hoosiers Can Call 866-OUR-VOTE Hotline for Any Issues Exercising the Right to Vote
INDIANAPOLIS — Common Cause Indiana reminds Hoosiers to use the nonpartisan Election Protection hotline, 866-OUR-VOTE, if they have any questions or encounter any challenges with casting a ballot on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8 or during early voting. Voters can call or text the hotline to connect with volunteers standing by to help.
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Indiana’s Voter Registration Deadline is TODAY, Oct. 11
INDIANAPOLIS — New voters have until today, Oct. 11, to submit their voter registration forms in-person, online or by mail in time for the Nov. 8 midterm election. In order for the mail-in application to be accepted, it must be postmarked today.
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New Results: Common Cause Releases “Our Democracy 2022” Candidate Surveys for First Election Since January 6th
Common Cause today released initial results of its Our Democracy 2022 candidate questionnaire in the leadup to the first election since January 6th. With two months to go before Election Day, more than 100 candidates for Congress, including in certain swing House and Senate races, responded on how they promise to defend and strengthen our democracy.