elections

White cries foul on residency, cites other cases

INDIANAPOLIS — Charlie White was ousted as Indiana’s top elections official after a jury found he registered to vote somewhere he didn’t live. But White said if he’s guilty, so are a number of other high-profile Indiana politicians — including former Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh, …

State GOP panel hears complaints

SCHERERVILLE — An Indiana State Republican Central Committee panel convened a hearing Wednesday into allegations that Lake County GOP Chairman Kim Krull misused a party database. The results of that hearing will be taken back to the state central committee for a final determination, the …

Duneland school vote highlights Porter County primary

Voters in Porter County’s Duneland Community School Corp. face a difficult choice in Tuesday’s primary well beyond the qualifications of a specific candidate. That choice could result in the loss of jobs in their community and programs in the school district, or an increase in …

GOP 12th District hopeful eyes tax abatements

One of the candidates for the Republican nomination for Indiana House District 12 says he wants to advocate for small businesses. “I think we need to be a little more conducive to our business community,” Peter Karagan said. He is facing William “Bill” Fine in …

Romney confident, Illinois voters divided as GOP primary nears

Looking ahead to the Illinois primary and beyond, an increasingly confident Mitt Romney conceded on Monday that the economy is on the upswing but argued that President Barack Obama’s policies slowed the recovery.

Case over removed election signs dead — for now

CROWN POINT — The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration voted unanimously Thursday to dismiss related complaints against the Lake Central School Corp. stemming from disputes over campaign signs — for now. In short, Elections Board attorney Jeffrey Gunning issued a memorandum in which …

Election flier passes free speech muster, Lake County board says

CROWN POINT — Citing the Constitutional First Amendment right to free speech, Lake County election officials tossed out a complaint stemming from a campaign flier that called Lowell Councilman Edgar Corns a “part-time” resident. Corns — a Republican — filed the complaint against former Ward …

Jon Huntsman drops out of GOP race, endorses Mitt Romney

Jon Huntsman abandoned his once-promising campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney as the man “best equipped to defeat Barack Obama’” in the fall. The former Utah governor coupled his announcement with an appeal to the remaining contenders to stop attacking one another in television commercials.

Indiana elections chief faces more court action

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Democratic Party chairman says the party’s lawyers are working on a court filing asking a judge to replace convicted Republican Secretary of State Charlie White with the Democratic candidate whom White defeated in the 2010 election. A Hamilton County court …

Lake County Election Board to look at Lowell councilman’s campaign

CROWN POINT — The Lake County Board of Elections will look into allegations of missing campaign finance reports and a trip to the polls in a campaign T-shirt raised against former Lowell Town Councilman David Gard. Dan Blankenship, chairman of the Tri-Creek Republican Committee brought …

New Hampshire heckler jabs Romney over ‘I like to fire people’ remark

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney, long expected to glide to a smooth victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary, bumped through a rough patch on voting day, trying to deflect his rivals’ portrayal of him as a business vulture who enjoys laying off workers.

When …

Obama: ‘Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election’

Trying to jump-start his re-election with hometown fund-raisers and rallies Wednesday, President Barack Obama told 500 cheering fans Wednesday, “Everything that we fought for is now at stake in this election.” Obama also made his first stop at his national campaign headquarters at the Prudential Building downtown.

Michele Bachmann ends campaign, says she’ll fight for issues

Michele Bachmann announced Wednesday that she has “decided to stand aside” and is suspending her bid for the Republican presidential nomination after her last-place finish in the Iowa caucuses.

Incumbent Cedar Lake councilman squeaks past challenger

CEDAR LAKE — Incumbent town councilman John Foreman narrowly squeaked by challenger Marilyn Kaper with a 16-vote margin in a tight race for the Republican Ward 2 nomination. Foreman finished with 266 votes, or 51.55 percent of the total, against Kaper with 250 votes, 48.45 …

Three trying unseat Scott in Gary’s 6th district race

GARY— Glen Park makes up the city’s sixth district, from blocks anchored by large, relatively opulent houses to abandoned houses pockmarking the city’s southernmost reaches.

It’s also the home of City Council President Ronier Scott, who is trying to hold on to his seat despite …