Consideration of moving municipal elections

Required by House Enrolled Act 1633, Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is hosting a series of Election Study Public Meetings to hear your voices on the timing of municipal elections (whether they should move to even numbered years) and get your input on vote centers.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 30 | 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. CST

WHERE: Vanderburgh Public Library Central Branch – Browning Room (200 SE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Evansville, IN 47713

WHAT: Public comment meeting on Indiana’s Municipal Elections and Vote Centers *Sign up for public comment will be in-person at the meeting.*

According to Sec. Morales’ office, the recent run of shows have been:

• Introduction
• Presentation Concerning Municipal Elections
• Presentation Concerning Vote Centers
• Public Comments
• Closing

For those that are not able to attend the meeting, the designated email to take public comment is electionstudy@sos.in.gov.

I voted no on this legislation. Moving municipal elections to even-numbered years would bury local races, and that’s a bad idea. Our municipal elections deserve to stand on their own — independent of state and federal politics.

We should be able protect the integrity of our local elections and ensure voter centers remain accessible for all Hoosiers.