Political Notebook - The blog

  • Pence pens timely letter to ex-colleagues
    Gov. Mike Pence spent a dozen years in Congress before leaving last year after winning election to his new post. But he apparently has some unfinished business on Capitol Hill.
  • Pence invited to address CPAC
    The American Conservative Union has invited Gov. Mike Pence to speak at is regional Conservative Political Action Conference in St. Louis on Sept. 28.
  • 12% of bills reach Pence
    Now that the 2013 legislative session has wrapped – including gubernatorial action on all the bills – it’s time to review the term by the numbers.In the House, 619 bills or joint resolutions were filed by its 100 members.
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Absentee voting under way

Applications for absentee ballots for the Nov. 6 general election are available at IndianaVoters.com and through county election boards.

Qualifications for voting by mail include that a person expects to be absent from his home county on Election Day; is 65 or older; has a disability; is expected to be confined by illness or injury on Election Day; is scheduled to work all 12 hours the polls are open on Election Day; or is in the military.

Photo identification is not required when voting by mail.

Early in-person voting will begin Oct. 8. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 9. The deadline for absentee voting is Oct. 29.

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