SOUTH BEND, Ind. — In December, REAL News Michiana learned the Democrat run City of South Bend had hired a law firm out of Indianapolis to file a lawsuit against St. Joseph County. At the time that RNM published the story, Mayor Mueller and the Democrats refused to comment. Today, the city finally filed that lawsuit in an attempt to change how the county’s elections are held. The lawsuit is aimed at legislation that passed decades ago at the behest of Democrats that changed the way county government officials are elected in St. Joseph and Lake Counties. At the time, the legislation benefited Democrats. Now that the county has turned red and redistricting has made the election process more fair, Democrats with the city are looking to change the law they once championed.
