Articles by Mike Rhodes

By Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief, MuncieJournal.com— MUNCIE, IN—In order to make 2024 voter-related articles published to MuncieJournal.com easier to locate, we’ve created this page and added it as a “sticky post” that will stay as a link on the top right list of articles when viewed on a desktop computer. Most have been authored by Sheryl Swingley, who is a retired Ball State University journalism instructor where she taught for more than 28 years. Prior to joining the Ball State faculty,…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—The deadline to register to vote is 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7. “The first step in our democracy is to register to vote and then vote because your vote counts,” said Linda Hanson, Indiana League of Women Voters president and spokesperson for the Muncie-Delaware County League. Citizens can check to see if they are registered to vote by going to VOTE411.org. The award-winning site, maintained by the national headquarters of the League of Women Voters and…

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN—The League of Women Voters of Indiana has published a “Citizens Handbook” to help citizens be better informed about their rights and responsibilities in the United States. The free handbook is available online – in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. Copies of the handbook also are available from all Muncie Public Library branches. “Indiana’s voter turnout is concerning and is a major reason for the development of the handbook,” said Linda Hanson, president of the Indiana…