Voting Rights Act

Democratic Elkhart Common Council Member Aaron Mishler says the proposed congressional district maps released Monday by Indiana House Republicans seem to violate the Voting Rights Act by splitting Elkhart's white and non-white voting populations.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita urged federal lawmakers this week not to approve legislation strengthening a federal voting rights law.The measure…

Republicans made a slight adjustment to their proposed Senate redistricting map Tuesday before advancing the redistricting bill to the full Senate.The…