Here’s a question; do you believe that limiting the number of places to vote is a violation of your right to participate in our electoral process?

Before you answer that question let us give you a real-life situation to consider.

According to an August 10th article in the IndyStar, there are a disproportionate number of early vote locations in majority Republican counties compared to majority Democratic counties in Indiana.  Here's an excerpt from the August 10th story about the situation in Marion County...

During that same 2008-16 period, the number of early voting stations declined from three to one in Marion County, as Republican officials blocked expansion.

Some Republicans blame the dearth of early voting in Marion County on a lack of local funding. "I have never received any type of message that the individuals in charge of Marion County have any interest in spending the money (to expand satellite locations)," said Jim Merritt, chairman of the Marion County Republican Party.

But Indianapolis Mayor Joseph Hogsett, a Democrat, told IndyStar he is in favor of adding additional early voting stations to the county's 2018 budget. And four attempts to expand early voting in Marion County have been approved by Democrats, but blocked by the county's lone GOP representative on the elections board.

“It is a deliberate attempt by certain people in our government to make voting hard,” said former Marion County Clerk Beth White, a Democrat, who promoted those expansions.

Now. If you answer “yes” to the question above, click here to learn more about our mission and make a contribution to help in our efforts to encourage all the members of the Marion County elections board to open more early vote locations in Marion County.