Chair Update: Oct 28th, 2025
From the Front Lines of Democracy
October 2025 is almost gone! What the heck? There are a few things to loop you all in to.
Early voting started yesterday for the Washington Township Special Election question on continuance or not of the 2018 school referendum. Early voting is taking place ONLY at Avon United Methodist Church from 8a-4p through Friday. Saturday hours are 8a-3p. Election Day is 11/4 at 5 vote centers: Avon United Methodist Church, Bartlett Chapel, Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Plainfield Christian Church, and Radiant Bible Church. Voting hours on election day are 6a-6p.
This election is only applicable to residents of Washington Township. Please vote if you are eligible to do so.
At the last monthly meeting, I misspoke concerning when delegates to the State Convention had to be declared. I said it was before 11/15 (the convention is 6/6/26), and though it is good to plan early, delegates are elected in the May Midterm elections, and DO NOT have to be declared prior to 11/15. We do have 55 delegate slots. We will ask for the $35 fee assessed for each delegate. It has been a few conventions since we had a full delegate slate and would love for that to happen for 2026.
Yesterday, and again today, the news is that Gov. Mike Braun will hold a redistricting special session as early as 11/3. There is talk that he still does not have the Senate votes he needs, but it seems pressure is mounting on the hold-outs. ( It could be they lock them all in a room and don’t let them out until they do as they’re told scenario!) I know many of you have been calling, writing, emailing our representatives repeatedly to let them know you are against this power grab. Don’t stop – we can pressure representatives too! It has been a minute since I looked at the proposed map several weeks ago. On it, Hendricks County was moved out of Congressional District 4 and into Congressional District 6. However, we don’t know what will be approved. If this angers you, remember we will still work to elect democrats and get candidates on the ballot to challenge the GOP. We will still build relationships with like-minded individuals and will continue to work to get out the vote and build our party.
People without integrity will cheat – people with integrity continue to do the right thing for the right reasons. That’s us.
If you'd like to discuss further, please call or write.
Linda Lasiter
Chair, Hendricks County Democrats
