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  • December redistricting vote shapes Republican primaries for Indiana Senate

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    Republican primaries for the Indiana Senate will take place on May 5, 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The Indiana Senate is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. Twenty-five of the Indiana Senate's 50 seats are up for election in 2026.…

  • Indiana lawmakers enact nine election-related bills during 2026 legislative session — in line with 2023-2025 average

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    Indiana lawmakers adjourned for the 2026 regular session on Feb. 27. During the session, legislators sent nine election-related bills to Gov. Mike Braun (R), who signed each one. Among the nine bills was SB 12, which bans the use of ranked-choice voting (RCV), making Indiana the 18th state to prohibit RCV.  The legislation passed the…

  • Indiana becomes the 18th state to ban ranked-choice voting

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    On Feb. 24, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed legislation prohibiting the use of ranked-choice voting in the state, making Indiana the 18th state to ban RCV nationwide. Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is a system where voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots. In the RCV system most commonly used in the United States, a…

  • Over the past two weeks, bail-related ballot measure certified in Indiana, and signatures submitted for redistricting initiative in Utah

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    As of Feb. 18, 67 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states, 10 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024).  Here’s an update on the latest ballot measure activity during the past two weeks: The last signature…

  • Indiana becomes the third state, after Alabama and Tennessee, to advance a bail-related constitutional amendment to voters in 2026

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    The Indiana General Assembly approved a constitutional amendment related to bail for the Nov. 3, 2026, statewide general election ballot. Lawmakers passed the amendment on Feb. 17, 2026. Introduced as Senate Joint Resolution 1 (SJR 1), the constitutional amendment would provide that offenses, other than murder or treason, are bailable "unless the accused poses a…

  • Indiana Senate votes against new all-Republican congressional map

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    On Dec. 11, 2025, the Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against a new congressional map that would have shifted the state’s two Democratic U.S. House districts toward Republicans ahead of the 2026 elections. Twenty-one Republicans joined the chamber’s 10 Democrats in voting against the bill.  The vote against redistricting came despite pressure from the White House…

  • Indiana becomes 17th state to pass universal private school choice

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    What's the story? Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) signed the state budget bill—House Bill (HB) 1001—on May 6, 2025, which included provisions to remove income eligibility requirements from Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program. This action makes the program universal, where all students are defined as eligible to participate in the private school choice voucher program in…

  • Indiana voters to decide on amendment expanding residency options for city and town court judges in 2026

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    The Indiana State Legislature gave final approval to a constitutional amendment requiring city and town court judges to reside in either the county where the court is located or the bordering county closest to the court. Currently, city and town court judges must live in the city or town where the court is located. The…

  • Previewing Indiana’s only regularly-scheduled 2025 election

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    On Monday, March 3, 2025, voters in the Town of Vernon, Ind., population 236, will cast their ballots in the state’s only regularly-scheduled election of the year. Here’s a look at what, and who’s, on the ballot: Vernon is holding an election today because it is the only town in Indiana still governed by a…