Reports on Indiana Voting Restrictions

From Nuvo's Bill limiting mail-in voting passes to Senate:

House Bill 1116 would require voters requesting a mail-in absentee ballot to swear under penalty of perjury that they are unable to vote in person during the state’s early voting period.

Bill author Rep. Tim Wesco, R-Osceola, said the bill was an update to the state’s mail-in voting policy to keep up with the increase in the availability of early in-person voting.

“This really encourages people to vote in person with the state ID as much as possible by taking advantage of the 28-day early voting period,” Wesco said.

The bill passed the House 66-28. The multifaceted voting regulation bill’s main point of contention is that it would require Hoosiers requesting a ballot to confirm they will not be able to vote during the state’s early in-person voting period.

The article explains the problems with this bill except one: the Republicans have run out of any ideas that will persuade future voters so they must make voting so difficult the opposition cannot vote them out of office.

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