INDIANAPOLIS The Indiana Senate is set to convene at 1:30 p.m. Thursday for what could be the final vote on a redistricting bill that has divided lawmakers and sparked heated debate across the state.

The vote comes after months of political tension and follows the bill's advancement without any amendments.

If today's vote ends in a tie, Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith, a Republican, will cast the deciding vote.

The renewed redistricting effort follows calls from President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance for Indiana Republicans to approve a mid-cycle map change.

Supporters of the proposal argue that a new map could result in two additional Republican-held U.S. House seats. The GOP currently holds seven of the state's nine congressional districts.

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