October 19, 2020

2020 Election Coverage

2020 Election Coverage

While many voters have already cast their ballots, we want to share the work of WFYI, NPR and PBS journalists who work hard each day to bring you facts you can rely on.

Election 2020 stands apart from past elections nationally. And many important choices will be made locally and statewide as well. Below, you’ll find some useful tools for making an informed choice by November 4.  

This special alert is made possible in part by AARP Indiana.


Local: 

Want to know where the IPS School Board candidates stand? Check our voter guide to learn about the candidates vying for seats on the IPS board on racial equity, innovation schools and more.

For those in Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District, you can hear Republican Victoria Spartz and Democrat Christina Hale answer questions posed by voters in the discussion hosted by Indiana Town Halls and WFYI Productions.

State: 

To guide your decision for the state’s executive office, check out conversations with each Indiana gubernatorial candidate on COVID, racial equity and education. Click through for more from incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb, Democrat Dr. Woody Myers and Libertarian Donald Rainwater.

You may also be interested in updates on the race for attorney general. Read more here.

National:

FRONTLINE’s critically acclaimed series The Choice returns with biographies of President Trump and former Vice President Biden. Stream the two hour special here.

You may also find a new initiative from StoryCorps intriguing. The special program, One Small Step: Courageous Conversations Across A Growing Divide, explores the idea that intentional conversations between partisans could be a catalyst for national healing.


Build Civics Literacy.

You probably took a government or civics class, but many of us still have questions about how it all works. WFYI’s Simple Civics is here to help! In each episode, Butler University Professor Terri Jett tackles a topic — from debates in just a couple minutes — breaking down the history behind an issue and how it affects us today. Check out the series!


Additional Resources: Get your Questions Answered.