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Republican Senators did not have to cast initial votes related to Indiana’s mid-census redistricting Wednesday as the three Democratic amendments were voted on by voice vote.

House Bill 1032, which addresses mid-census redistricting and gives Republicans an advantage in all nine congressional districts, moves on without Senate amendments for final Senate consideration Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Senate heard the bill on second reading, which means Senators can present amendments to the bill. The amendment authors didn’t call for a roll-call vote — which would’ve recorded how each Senator voted on the amendment — so each amendment was voted on with a voice “aye” or “no” vote.

Sen. Fady Qaddoura, D-Indianapolis, proposed an amendment that woul

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