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Indiana Senate Holds Strong on Mid-Decade Redistricting
Our state senators have been harassed, bullied, and intimidated, and yet they stood tall to support a majority of Hoosier voices that said no mid-decade redistricting
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Election Protection Hotline Available for Indiana Voters
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Win for Voters: Federal Court Extends Indiana’s Absentee Ballot Return Deadline
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Indiana’s Absentee Ballot Signature Match Process Ruled Unconstitutional in Common Cause Challenge
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New Federal Lawsuit Challenges Indiana Ballot Deadline
Last night, Common Cause Indiana and the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP filed a federal lawsuit challenging Indiana’s unjustifiably early deadline of noon on Election Day to receive mail-in ballots during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. The plaintiffs are being represented in the case by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, the national Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Indianapolis attorneys Bill Groth and Mark...
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Suit Challenges Indiana’s New Law Blocking Voters from Asking the Courts to Extend Voting Hours
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Election Protection Hotline Available for Indiana Primary
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Voting Advocates Urge State Officials to Take Additional Steps to Ensure Hoosiers’ Have Safe Voting Access
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Voter Advocates Call for IEC to Endorse Changes to Ensure a Safe and Accessible Primary Election Where All Votes Cast are Counted
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Common Cause Indiana Files Challenge to Indiana’s Unconstitutional Absentee Ballot Signature Match Rejections
Today, Common Cause Indiana and several registered voters in Saint Joseph County – Mary Frederick, John Justin Collier, William Marks Jr., and Minnie Lee Clark – filed suit against Secretary of State Connie Lawson and members of the St. Joseph County Election Board for rejecting outright their absentee ballots with purported signature mismatches in violation of their due process and equal protection rights under the federal constitution.