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James Barta

James Barta is Indiana's solicitor general. He handles constitutional challenges and other litigation for the state and previously worked in private practice.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by James Barta on 2026 Midterm Elections, Education, and Election Security, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by James Barta

James Barta

Role at the time: Indiana solicitor general

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Statement summary

Barta defends the restriction as consistent with the identification requirements other voters face.

“Indiana's Senate Bill 10 provides that all students, staff and faculty at public universities must present the same types of IDs as other voters”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Count US IN v. Morales oral argumentNo. 26-1783; Barta opening argument 00:59-02:37; Branch on ID documents 18:10-19:06 and identity verification 34:16-36:56; full argument 42:05
Why we used this label

Relative to the exclusion of student IDs, he defends applying the same identification requirements to university voters and other voters.

Read statementIndiana defends excluding student IDs as voter identification; challengers say it burdens students

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