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Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell on Wednesday applauded the decision from the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana to issue an immediate injunction of 2025’s Senate Bill 10 law that would have restricted the use of IDs issued by public education institutions in the state of Indiana as identification for voting.

“This is a win for student voters,” says Clerk Sweeney Bell. “And a repudiation of the relentless attack on voters of Indiana. Our poll workers will welcome student ID’s issued by state colleges in Indiana as valid proof of identification for voting.”

The injunction, issued April 14th by Judge Richard Young, ruled that the challenge to this law from Plaintiffs Count US IN and Women4Change Indiana is likely to succeed in court
ID cards issued by state colleges must include the person’s name, photograph, and have an expiration date on it.

“There are people who are working to silence the voice of younger voters, and this part of the law was an attempt at that,” says Sweeney Bell. “I will continue fighting each and every day to ensure every eligible voter in Marion County has access to the ballot.”

Voter registration has ended for the 2026 Primary Election. Students who have already registered can now use their valid student to vote. Vote by mail and early in-person voting for the Indiana Primary has already begun and Election Day is on May 5th. Voters can check early voting times and locations and see sample ballots at Vote.Indy.gov. Please contact the Marion County Election Board at 317-327-5100 or [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance.

Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell Responds to Indiana Secretary of State

(Indianapolis) - Once again, Secretary of State Diego Morales and his office have a shown a lack of knowledge for how our state’s elections operate.

Following a story on WTHR about a citizen who was told he could not vote until he proved his citizenship status, Secretary Morales went on Facebook to claim that Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell ‘dropped the ball’ and was the cause of this voter’s confusion. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.

“I cannot speak to operations of the Marion County Board of Voter Registration, but the Marion County Election Board took no part in filling out or sending that letter,” says Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell. “To say otherwise shows how little the Secretary understands about what’s going on in Indiana’s largest election jurisdiction.”

In Marion County, the Election Board and the Board of Voters Registration are separate entities. A handful of other large counties in the state are also similarly situated. Yet, unsurprisingly, the state-created letter referenced in the WTHR story failed to account for that distinction, leading to voter confusion.

“The Marion County Election Board and the Marion County Board of Voters Registration, while separate,” says Clerk Sweeney Bell, “work closely to ensure accurate information reaches voters.”
The Indiana law that led to this issue (Indiana Code § 3-7-38.2-7.3), enacted in July 2025, has caused issues for both voters and election administrators. Individuals who are undoubtedly citizens and undoubtedly registered to vote are now having to reaffirm their status, creating confusion for voters.

The Marion County Election Board is only involved in administrating the ‘proof of citizenship’ law if an appeal is filed by a person who has been removed from the voter rolls. To date, there have been no appeals filed with the board.

“I labeled this voter suppression because that’s what it is,” says Clerk Sweeney Bell. “I stand by that statement. Secretary Morales says this is personal for him. This is personal for me too. My job is to protect all legal voters in Marion County, and I take that job seriously. Forcing new American citizens to jump through extra hoops to vote is nonsense. And it’s a process Secretary Morales conveniently never had to abide by himself.”

The voter in question provided the required documentation and was able to cast his ballot.

Vote by mail and early in-person voting for the Indiana Primary has already begun and Election Day is on May 5th. Everyone is encouraged to check their voter registration status at indianavoters.in.gov and get their ballots cast on time. Please contact the Marion County Election Board at 317-327-5100 or [email protected] if you have questions or need assistance. Even if it’s a voter registration issue, our staff will help get you to the right office.

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If you’ve been evicted, you might be able to get the case sealed so it doesn’t show up in the public record.

Indiana Justice Project will host an eviction sealing clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 at North United Methodist Church, 3808 N. Meridian St.

You can meet with an attorney for free to see if your eviction cases can be sealed.

In Indiana, an eviction can be sealed if:
- Your case was dismissed, or
- The case was decided in your favor, or
- The judgment against you was overturned, or
- You don’t owe money, and it’s been at least seven years since the case ended.

Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell is at Warren Central today with the of Women Voters of the US teaching high school students how to vote using real voting machines from the Marion County Election Board . Students can register to vote too if they are eligible and sign up to work the polls this Election Day!

The first female Clerk of the Courts in Marion County was Faye Mowery in 1987. Since then, every single Clerk has been a woman.

Today, 82 of Indiana’s 92 County Clerks are women!

If you receive a text message about a toll violation or traffic ticket, do not respond. This text message is fraudulent. The court will never send text messages regarding court-related issues.

The numbers are in and our Valentine's Day wedding event at the Artsgarden with Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell and Marion County judges raised nearly $2,500 for the . Special thanks to @ for the stunning decor. This was the most beautiful Valentine's Day event we've ever hosted!!

Only three days away from our Valentine's Day wedding extravaganza!! We can't wait to see everyone at the Artsgarden on Saturday. Only a few spots left, but we'll take walk-in as well. Come get married this weekend! Benefiting Decorations by