All registered voters may request to vote absentee-by-mail in Indiana by completing an absentee ballot application.

For the Republican primary election, voters do not need to indicate a reason for voting absentee-by-mail. And if you already submitted an ABS-MAIL form for the original primary date (May 5, 2020), you do not need to resubmit your application for June 2.
Counties will start mailing absentee ballots to those who requested them on April 18, 2020.

On April 22, the Indiana Election Commission will decide if the primary will be a MAIL ONLY primary (in an attempt to keep people at home and contain the spread of coronavirus).

Here are three things to consider before voting in the Republican primary.

It’s easy to make sure your vote counts. Simply download the absentee ballot form, print and fill it out, and mail it to your county’s election board office. (See page 2 of the form for the address you need.) 

To fill out your absentee-by-mail ballot for the Republican primary:

• Print your county above the bold line for section 1.
• Print your name, date of birth, and registration address in box 1.
• Mark Republican Party in box 3.
• Sign and date box 4.

District 3 voters should send their ABS-MAIL forms to one of the following counties (wherever you reside):

• Adams
• Allen
• Blackford
• DeKalb
• Huntington
• Jay
• Kosciusko
• LaGrange
• Noble
• Steuben
• Wells
• Whitley

The deadline to return the form is May 21, 2020 (12 days before Election Day) by 11:59 p.m. local time.

Download and submit your ABS-MAIL form today.

Additional Absentee Ballot Forms:

• ABS-IN PERSON Application for In-Person Absentee Ballot | En Español
• ABS-TRAVELING BOARD
• ABS-MAIL: Application for Absentee Ballot by Mail Only | En Español
• 2020 Military and Overseas Voter Guide
• Absentee Voter’s Bill of Rights

For more information on absentee voting, visit https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2402.htm.

To learn more about Dr. Chris, visit his website at drchrismagiera.com and his Facebook page at facebook.com/drchrismagieraforcongress. You can also donate to Dr. Chris’s campaign at drchrismagiera.com/contribute-dr-chris-magiera.

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This webinar from the Indiana Department of Health was given for healthcare providers, and I want to share this insider information with you.

Visit the link below to access the webinar slides and to learn some important facts about the Coronavirus you might find helpful. 

https://drchrismagiera.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-19-Provider-webcast-2-28-20-1.pdf

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Their website is a treasure trove of articles about medical care policy from a constitutional and liberty-focused worldview. These types of Constitution Solution reforms are what Dr. Chris Magiera will vote for if elected to Congress. He will always support the original intent of the Founders’ Constitution.

On May 5 June 2, 2020, vote for Dr. Chris Magiera for Congress in the Republican Party’s primary election.

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Keep in mind that the present federal government involvement in medical care is unconstitutional. The points made in this article would easily apply to any state-based medical service regulations, which is the end goal of the Constitution Solution.

Dr. Chris Magiera will always vote to apply the original intent of the Founders’ Constitution and secure your God-given natural rights and liberties. So, on May 5 June 2, 2020, vote for Dr. Chris Magiera for Congress in the Republican Party primary for the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana.

Click here to read the open letter.

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This crisis is due in large part to a failure of Congress to exercise some of its enumerated powers. 

Open access migration has a number of dangers for our Union, including the unwanted introduction of disease and violence (criminal and terrorist), depletion of resources, and depression of jobs and wages for citizens and legal residents. 

However, as with many political issues, things are not really what they appear to be. The root cause is not immigration but control and cultural change. The current agenda of today’s Progressives and Globalists is to destroy American exceptionalism and culture by flooding the union with people that do not share our culture and values, and to do it with such rapidity as to prevent the necessary assimilation which previously resulted in a prosperous “Melting Pot” effect.

It is truly a crisis. There is, however, a Constitution Solution. The problems are separate but related: immigration and naturalization. 

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution clearly states that “Congress shall have the power to establish an uniform rule of naturalization…” To turn off the “magnet” that draws uninvited migrants, Congress needs to rewrite the naturalization laws to make the rules very specific, with significant negative reinforcement for violations. For example, it could be stated that citizenship or legal residence status could only be granted if very specific protocols were followed with respect to visa acquisition and Port of Entry rules. Violators would never be eligible for legal status or citizenship if the protocols were not strictly followed. There would be immediate deportation, and no more catch and release. The category of Asylum has been so abused as to render its further use obsolete.

Why did the framers include naturalization in the enumerated powers of Congress? It was because, in the period from Independence to constitutional ratification, there was such discord among the States as to the definition of citizenship. Centralization of that power was felt to be the only answer.

What about immigration? Clause 4 uses no such word. It must be assumed, following the dictates of the 10th Amendment, that immigration is a power reserved to the individual States. Constitution scholars actively argue on both sides of this issue. Some maintain that Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1, the so-called “Migration and importation of persons” Clause, prohibits Congress from regulating such activity prior to 1808.  Others, including Madison (who actually composed most of the document), expounded in Federalist 42, that the clause was a euphemism for slavery, and that it was not meant to “prevent voluntary and beneficial emigrations from Europe to America.”

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 10 specified that “ Congress shall have power to define and punish offenses against the law of Nations.” The framers had great reference for certain philosophers, and one work they often cited was the “Law of Nations” by Emer de Vattel (1758). An exhaustive reference, it mentions the duties and responsibilities of sovereigns toward citizens, immigrants, and travelers. This would imply an argument in favor of Congressional input on immigration. Vattel also had much to say about birthright citizenship. Citizenship, he maintained, followed the parents, not the soil.

If taken literally, the existence of 50 separate immigration policies could lead to such discord and friction as to literally threaten the existence of our Union. However, members of Congress need to keep in mind that their prime directive is to judge legislation not on its utility, but rather on its constitutionality. What is easy, convenient, and popular is not always the correct decision.

It will take wisdom and virtue on the part of Congressional members to thread this very fine needle. It may require a Constitutional amendment to add the word “immigration” to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4.

Lastly, what about “The Wall”? That is, actually, not much of an issue. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 states that “Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign Nations…”  So, if Congress authorizes a wall and appropriates funds for its construction, then the executive is to see that it is built. This would be for the purpose of regulation of commerce with foreign Nations. Congress must protect the Union and its citizens and do its job! If Congress is not doing its job, then it is a time for change.

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