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News Brief – August 4, 2020

836 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Indiana since July 29th, according to the Indiana State Department of Health. Since July 29th, there have been 14 new reported deaths. Locally, Monroe County saw 9 new confirmed cases yesterday, while Lawrence County saw 3. Brown County reported no new cases. With the November General Election coming soon, it is …

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Indiana Midterms See Highest Voter Turnout in Over Two Decades

Over half of eligible voters cast ballots in November’s midterm election. Indiana had 51 percent average turnout across the state. This is the highest voter turnout for Indiana during a midterm election since 1994. Slightly over two million people voted out of the four and half million eligible voters. Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson, announced these results along with data on each Indiana …

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Indiana Ballots Include Three ‘Public Questions’

Indiana residents voting in the upcoming midterm elections will face three public questions on their ballot. The first is a proposed change to the Indiana State Constitution, while the other two ask if two judges in statewide voting jurisdictions will keep their offices. The first public question is a proposed amendment to the Indiana state constitution. If the amendment passes, the …

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Monroe County Confirms They Will Accept ‘Faulty’ Absentee Ballots

Indiana’s Democratic Party mistakenly sent out absentee ballots without the state mandated instructions. The Monroe County Election Board addressed the issue in an emergency session on Monday. County Clerk Nicole Browne confirmed that Monroe County will accept the faulty absentee ballots, as instructed by Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. Browne also reported a third party IT service has certified …

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Secretary of State Pushing Voter Registration

Fall Midterm elections take place in nine weeks. Election season culminates in the general election, on November 6. Voter registration throughout Indiana ends a month prior, on October 9. Early and absentee voting beginning the following day. Indiana law states that early and absentee voting must occur 28 days before an election, but Columbus Day, on October 8 this year, …

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