Indiana Public Broadcasting's Brandon Smith talks with Republican Connie Lawson about the key issues in the race for Secretary of State.

The ads include messages on voter registration, polling locations and election security.

Auto dealers - and their organization - have given Secretary of State Connie Lawson about $250,000 in campaign contributions since she took office.

Applications distributed by the Indiana Democratic Party didn't include instructions about how to submit them.

Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson says some voters who applied for an absentee ballot through the Indiana Democratic Party are at risk of not receiving one.

Indiana was among the states and territories to receive money from the $380 million approved by Congress amid ongoing threats from Russia and others.

Attorney General Curtis Hill's motion to withdraw a settlement agreement to create early voting centers was met with criticism from Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who called Hill's filing "reckless."

The plan presented Wednesday eliminates 170 of the county's 523 precincts, including 54 in Gary, 33 in Hammond and 14 in East Chicago.

Democratic Secretary of State candidate Jim Harper says Republican incumbent Connie Lawson hasn't done enough to protect votes at the ballot box this fall.

Lawson was appointed Secretary of State in March of 2012 to fill out the term of Charlie White, who was ousted after a voter fraud conviction.