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Better Beware – Pre-Election Fraud

There is a lot of fraud going around that relates to the Election — but it’s not fraudulent voting, it’s scammers trying to keep you from voting! Or steal your identity…or your money. Watch out for them, starting right now.

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WFHB Local News – Election Security

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020. Later in the program, you will hear from Scott Shackleford, Cyber Security Program Chair at IU-Bloomington, about a recent study on election security. That’s coming up in today’s feature report. Local News Brief Monroe County reported 55 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the second highest number of confirmed …

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News Brief – August 25, 2020

815 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 15 reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 15 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 6. Brown County reported no new cases. The Indiana Renter’s Assistance portal is set to close tomorrow, August 26, at 11:59 PM. The …

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News Brief – August 18, 2020

850 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Indiana on Monday, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. There were 8 reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 5 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 2. Brown County reported 1 new case. During a virtual meeting last Friday, members of the Indiana Election Commission split down party lines …

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Elections Central Reports Low Voter Turnout for Municipal Primaries

Registered voters in Bloomington have the chance to vote today for the Mayoral seat and contested City Council positions in their residential districts. Bloomington polls are scheduled to close at 6 p.m. Voter turnout in Bloomington has been low thus far, according to Monroe County Elections Supervisor, Karen Wheeler. She said voter turnout for the municipal primary stands at around …

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Hoosiers Can No Longer Vote on Superintendent

Starting as early as 2021, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction will no longer be elected by Hoosier voters.   The Republican-controlled State Senate voted 29-19 yesterday, to eliminate the elected position and make the state’s highest educator an appointed Secretary of Education. House Bill 1005 was originally approved in 2017, by the Indiana General Assembly. The switch, from an …

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Porter County Commissioners Ask FBI to Investigate Alleged Election Law Violations

Two days after the midterm election, and no votes have officially been counted  in northwestern Indiana’s Porter County. Commissioners in Porter County asked the FBI on Wednesday to investigate, “scores of alleged violations of Indiana Election Law,” following Tuesday’s midterm election. The county, which has 132 precincts in a predominantly Democratic area of of the state has yet to release …

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Porter County Still Tallying Mid-Term Votes

While most counties had reported midterm election results by at least 11 p.m. last night, Porter county, with 132 precincts in a predominantly Democratic area of the state, is still tallying votes. Porter County’s commissioners and its voter registration office said vote counting began this morning. The county’s election board said results won’t be released until votes are counted in …

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Daily Local News – November 7, 2018

Indiana was the scene of major Republican wins last night; Ballot counting is still underway in Northwest Indiana’s Porter County; Full Election returns are in for Monroe County – Democrats have unsurprisingly largely swept races; The Bloomington Plan Commission is voicing initial support for a large, mixed use development at Pete Ellis Drive and Longview; FEATURE Polling sites around Monroe County ran out …

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Voices in the Street – Voter Experiences in Monroe County

On November 7th, The midterm elections saw one of the highest voter turnouts in Monroe County history. The record amount of voter turnout led to a shortage of ballots and long waits around Monroe county polls. Voices in the Street asks area listeners if they voted and if so, about their experience at the polls.

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