Republicans revive push to shorten Indiana’s early voting period

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 649

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Indiana’s early voting period would be cut from 28 days to 16 days in a year-old push revived by Republican state senators.

The proposal for fewer early voting days was added Monday by the Senate Elections Committee through an amendment; no public testimony was allowed.

Committee Chair Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendleton, said the change he proposed would still allow for three weekends of in-person early voting ahead of Election Day.

“A shorter amount …

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