The Legislature will reconvene next week to discuss redrawing congressional maps to help Republicans in the midterm elections following a Trump pressure campaign.
Municipal elections cost Indiana significantly more per vote than midterm and presidential contests, according to a new state study.
Minutes after the Indiana House confirmed it will return to the Statehouse next week to redistrict, Senate Republicans reversed course and will show up Dec. 8 to “make a final decision on any redistricting proposal sent from the House.
The Indiana State Senate will reconvene in Indianapolis in December h to make a "final decision" on redistricting.
The Indiana Senate voted Tuesday to adjourn until January as its Republican supermajority continues to resist pressure from President Donald Trump to redraw the state’s congressional lines.
Indiana is represented in Congress by 7 Republicans and 2 Democrats, but GOP leaders are pushing for redistricting that could result in a 9-0 map.
After Democrats enjoyed a wide range of victories in 2025's off-year elections — from gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey to three Pennsylvania Supreme Court retention elections — President Donald Trump and his MAGA allies doubled down on their gerrymandering/redistricting efforts in red states.