Common Cause Indiana

Indiana voter advocacy groups are creating what they’re calling a “shadow” redistricting commission to give Hoosiers an independent contrast when…

A federal judge is forcing Indiana to count all mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 3, as long as they arrive to county clerks by…

Four Indianapolis residents have filed a lawsuit trying to get Attorney General Curtis Hill permanently ousted from his position.The complaint filed in…

The next time voters choose judges in Marion County, they may not know who's a Republican and who's a Democrat.A federal court ordered legislators to…

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday upheld the constitutionality of an independent redistricting commission in Arizona, a system that keeps the redrawing of…

Just as Indiana begins a long-debated study of redistricting reform, the U.S. Supreme Court may throw a wrench into the process.The high court will decide…

Although other issues have overshadowed them this session, the Indiana legislature entered the 2015 session with two major goals: pass a budget and write…

Citizens advocacy groups say a move made by a House committee Tuesday is a step forward in bolstering the chamber’s code of ethics.The proposed code…

Indiana’s voter turnout in the last election was the lowest in its history and the worst in the country. Common Cause Indiana’s Julia Vaughn says that’s…

Ethics experts and former lawmakers say ethics reform must be rooted in a creating a culture of values in government. Controversies over the past year…