Indiana wants to strip (some) students of right to vote
Indiana State Representatives Peggy Mayfield (R-Martinsville) and Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) have introduced a bill to revamp parts of Indiana’s election code. One part of that bill would block some college students from being able to register to vote. As introduced,…
Felon voting rights and Indiana
As we approach Indiana’s primary election day, I want to point out that Indiana is one of the few states that gets it right when it comes to restoring the voting rights of people convicted of felonies. A few weeks…
Worst Defense of Mourdock Award
There have been some pretty specious attempts at defending Mourdock’s quixotic attempts to slow or halt the Chrysler bankruptcy, but I think this one takes the cake. Shorter Abdul: Losing $6 million dollars on a bad investment is the same…
Indiana part of national voter purge
The Hoosier state is caught up in part of a national voter purge that has attracted the attention of the New York Times, and is drawing the ire of the Social Security Administration. On OCtober 7, the AP reported: Federal…
Ellison stands up for Indiana voters, unlike Mike Pence
The honorable Keith Ellison (D-MN) is doing a better job of standing up for Hoosiers than his colleague on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, Indiana Republican Mike Pence. During testimony this evening, Ellison…
Indiana and National Issues Update
From the Bloomington Herald-Times, July 15 (no link, subscription required): Monroe County Democrats want an investigation into U.S. Rep. Mike Sodrel’s allegations of vote fraud during last year’s election. The request for an investigation comes eight months after a heated…
