For decades, Hoosier governors and lawmakers have sparred over what can be done during a special legislative session. But state leaders are now confronting a different dilemma — can the General Assembly legally ignore a governor’s demand to convene?

Indiana’s debate reached a new breaking point Tuesday when the Senate chamber voted to adjourn until Jan. 5 , rebutting Gov. Mike Braun’s call for a special session on redistricting.

The Senate’s decision to simply not show up appears to be unprecedented in state history.

Republican Sen. Mike Young, who supports redistricting, said Tuesday that lawmakers are already, by definition, in a special session and therefore can’t ignore it.

“The governor has the power to call us into a special session, which he’s done,” Young said. “But we h

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