{"id":26492,"date":"2025-08-24T13:32:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/munciepostdemocrat.com\/?p=26492"},"modified":"2025-08-24T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:47:44","slug":"indiana-pushing-to-delay-city-elections-vote-center-event-to-be-held-august-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munciepostdemocrat.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/indiana-pushing-to-delay-city-elections-vote-center-event-to-be-held-august-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Pushing to Delay City Elections; Vote Center Event to be Held August 28"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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MUNCIE, Ind. \u2014<\/span> On Friday August 22, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales appeared in Muncie to discuss information about an upcoming decision on whether to change the year of municipal elections from 2027 to 2028, putting mayoral and city council races in line with the presidential election of the same year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier this year <\/a><\/span>Senate Bill 355 in Indiana proposed the same change, while also allowing towns of more than 10,000 in population to pass their own resolutions to opt out of the change, however the bill has not made any additional progress to move forward. The public meeting on Friday was held to hear both support opposition, as required by House Enrolled Act 1633.<\/span><\/p>\n

Indiana had previously passed a similar “skip election” law that took effect between 1933 and 1941. The decision pushed 102 municipal elections taking place in 1933 to the following year, putting it in line with Indiana’s midterm elections. According to historian George Blake, <\/span>the decision gave then-Governor Paul V. McNutt additional power over patronage and was intended to give elected officials in his party an additional year. The skip election law similar to Friday’s presentation also cited finances as a reason for changing years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Local resident Charles Taylor, Chair of Muncie’s Ethics Commission, spoke in opposition to the idea, <\/span>telling the speakers his worry that city elections would lose their ability to focus on local issues instead of state or national elections. He went on to say atmosphere of aligning city races with the presidential election would make it difficult, as well as an issue with straight ticket voters “reducing these important races to an after thought.” <\/span><\/p>\n

The three members of the audience who supported the idea included <\/span>Beth Davis, <\/span>Republican<\/span> County Clerk of Wells County, who said she <\/span>didn’t believe that it would have an impact on local races.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Linda Hanson of the local chapter of League of Women Voters asked that if the city elections were to be moved, they would at least consider getting rid of the straight ticket option, at which point the microphone was pulled from her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research on vote centers was also a topic of the meeting, as currently 66 of 92 counties have approved their own plans. Delaware County was close to reaching a decision earlier this year, however both parties couldn’t agree on early voting sites. Two audience members, including <\/span>a candidate for Congressional District 47 <\/span>Michael Potter, were concerned over the accuracy of the research being presented.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael Potter, Democratic candidate for Congressional District 47, speaking on vote centers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At the same meeting it was announced that another meeting on vote centers will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County. Later the Post-Democrat was told that the event will take place Thursday August 28, 7pm at Muncie Central Highschool. The event is expected to include Delaware County Clerk Rick Spangler, Democratic Party Chairman Andrew Dale, and Republican Chair Tim Overton, and Executive Director of the Voting System and Technical Oversight Program Chad Kinsella.<\/span><\/p>

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