A change in the way lawmakers draw redistricting lines is likely to end up in front of voters this fall. Senate Bill 18 would give legislators more direction in how to split counties during redistricting, as well as require them to follow federal law. It would throw decades of past state precedent out the window.… Continue reading Stumbo In Favor of Senate Bill That Would Change Redistricting
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Gay Marriage Amendment Clears Indiana Senate
The Republican-led House approved the amendment last month. The measure must pass both the House and Senate again in 2013 or 2013 to go to before voters on the 2014 ballot.
Gay Marriage Amendment Proposal Advances In Indiana
If it wins full passage this year, the measure would still have to be approved by the next legislature and then by Indiana voters in order for the state Constitution to be amended.
Panel Hears Testimony On Indiana Gay Marriage Amendment
The committee will vote on the measure in a week. If it clears the legislature this year, it must again be approved by the next General Assembly and by voters in 2014 in order for the Constitution to be amended.
Gay Marriage Amendment Clears Indiana House Panel
A gay marriage amendment passed the General Assembly in 2005, but it has to clear two legislatures and a public referendum in order to be put into the Constitution.