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.

A 2017 law required Lake County to develop a plan to consolidate voting precincts with fewer than 600 active voters.

One advocacy group says redistricting reform is key to increasing voter turnout, because gerrymandering results in too many landslide victories.

Indiana's high absentee voter turnout may signal a large primary turnout on May 3.

The state Democratic Party and U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman - Young's Republican primary opponent - filed challenges to Young's candidacy, claiming he didn't have the necessary voter signatures to make the ballot.

The question surfaced as U.S. Rep. Todd Young's candidacy for U.S. Senate is in jeopardy over failing to collect enough signatures to meet the required threshold.