Support for this edition comes from Imagination Station, Lafayette’s Children’s Science Museum. On Sept. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Imagination Station will be hosting its 25th annual “Hands On Transportation.” At this free event, children and families will have the chance to explore a wide variety of vehicles up close – from fire trucks and police cruisers to construction equipment, buses, a helicopter and more! It’s an unforgettable opportunity for kids to learn, explore and interact with a wide range of fascinating machines. There will also be food trucks, ice cream, arts and crafts, a racing simulator and a silent auction. For more information, visit www.imagination-station.org
DEERY’S OPENING ARGUMENT TO INDIANA SUPREME COURT OVER SIX REJECTED BALLOTS, FLIPPED ELECTION
Heading toward Sept. 10 arguments before the Indiana Supreme Court, attorneys for state Sen. Spencer Deery, fighting to reverse decisions that overturned his victory in the Indiana Senate District 23 Republican primary, argued that the Indiana Recount Commission ignored provisions in state laws that protect a voter’s intention – and their right to have their vote count – in situations when election officials fail to add their signatures or official stamps to ballots.
In a brief filed Friday with the state Supreme Court, Deery’s attorneys argued that ballots of six voters were tossed by the Recount Commission in error on Aug. 10 and should be restored under election law that says those votes should count, despite the errors, unless there’s evidence of fraud, tampering or misconduct.
Deery’s team argued in its expedited appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court that “the voters’ intent was unmistakable” on those six ballots, each cast for the West Lafayette incumbent over challenger Paula Copenhaver. Deery’s side argued that those votes should count, restoring a three-vote win in May that was flipped to a three-vote loss by the Recount Commission’s decisions three months later.
