Four Indiana nonpartisan voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit against the state Tuesday for two new Indiana election proof of citizenship laws arguing that recently naturalized Hoosiers

A new federal lawsuit is challenging Indiana’s new election laws centered around proof of citizenship documentation. According to court documents filed on Tuesday in Indianapolis federal court, a group of nonpartisan voting rights organizations filed the lawsuit against Diego Morales,

Officials with Indiana Senate Republicans told Nexstar’s WXIN that there aren’t enough votes at this time to move forward with redistricting efforts. The statement, provided Wednesday by the Senate Majority’s Communications Office,

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for Indiana’s Southern District. It names Secretary of State Diego Morales as a defendant, along with Indiana Election Division Co-Directors Bradley King and Angela Nussmeyer.

Republican leaders in the Indiana Senate say they don’t currently have the votes needed to pursue a mid-decade redraw of the state’s congressional map — a setback for Gov. Mike

Indiana Senate Republicans do not currently have the votes for mid-cycle redistricting, a spokesperson for Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray told 13News.

Gov. Mike Braun says Indiana lawmakers have about a month left to call a special session on redistricting. Opponents have collected 20,000 petition signatures against the idea.

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales has spent the past several months traveling across the state, connecting directly with Hoosier voters to discuss important election-related issues.

One of the first critiques of secretary of state candidate Beau Bayh is that he's hardly lived here -- a similar attack his Senator father fielded.