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Indiana Supreme Court rules Deery winner in recount case
IndyStar • • nation
Key Points:
- Sen. Spencer Deery won the Republican primary in Indiana Senate District 23 after a months-long recount and a ruling by the Indiana Supreme Court ordering his name on the general election ballot.
- The court vacated the Indiana Recount Commission's decision to discard votes for Deery due to missing clerk validations, citing a statute that ballots are countable despite election official errors.
- Deery's victory is seen as a setback for former President Donald Trump, who had backed challenger Paula Copenhaver in an effort to unseat senators opposing his redistricting plan.
- The recount process raised concerns about voter disenfranchisement and election integrity, with Deery calling for legislative updates to outdated state election laws.
- Deery will compete in the November general election against Democrat David Sanders and independent Joshua Brant.
