News making waves in Indiana: “Michael R. Marshall, 60, of North Vernon, a veteran Democratic Party volunteer in Jennings County, was sentenced on Wednesday to 18 months in prison, with nine months suspended, on three counts of voter fraud. Marshall made an agreement last January to plead guilty, but sought to have the charges reduced from Class D felony to Class A misdemeanor counts at the sentencing hearing.Jennings County Circuit Court Judge Jon Webster levied the sentence following a two-hour hearing, discussing Marshall’s executing three absentee ballot applications during the 2010 general election.“