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

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.

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

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

The White House‘s attempts to sway Republicans in Indiana and Kansas have so far failed as the states’ legislatures don’t have the votes to pass the new maps. Top Republicans have pushed for new congressional maps nationally to make keeping the House in 2026 easier.

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.

Republicans in Indiana and Kansas are resisting pressure from President Trump to redraw congressional districts to favor Republican candidates.

Molly Swigart, communications director for the Indiana Senate Republicans, confirmed to 13News that Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray participated in the call.

The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission met Wednesday for the first time — manned only by Hoosier members — to consider absorbing secessionist Illinois counties. Prairie State Gov. J.B. Pritzker has dubbed it “a stunt” that is “not going to happen.” No Illinoisans were named to the panel.