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Government ethics, accountability, and elections
Candidate positionGreg believes the person responsible for overseeing elections should act with the highest level of independence and neutrality. He will ensure Hoosiers can trust that elections are being administered fairly, without political favoritism.
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Greg believes the person responsible for overseeing elections should act with the highest level of independence and neutrality. He will ensure Hoosiers can trust that elections are being administered fairly, without political favoritism.
Government ethics, accountability, and elections
Candidate positionGreg will work to create Indiana’s first statewide voter guide, similar to those already used successfully in other states.
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Greg will work to create Indiana’s first statewide voter guide, similar to those already used successfully in other states.
Government ethics, accountability, and elections
Candidate positionGreg Ballard will not take sides in other state or local races.
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Greg Ballard will not take sides in other state or local races.
Government ethics, accountability, and elections
Candidate positionProvide neutral information about candidates
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Provide neutral information about candidates
Government ethics, accountability, and elections
Candidate positionThe guide will also include a sample ballot, allowing voters to review their choices ahead of time and bring their marked sample to the polls. This helps voters move through the voting process faster and reduces long lines on Election Day.
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The guide will also include a sample ballot, allowing voters to review their choices ahead of time and bring their marked sample to the polls. This helps voters move through the voting process faster and reduces long lines on Election Day.
Indiana has some of the lowest voter turnout in the United States.
Candidate positionWhen elected, I will mail every single voter a printed voter's guide before every general election, customized to their precinct, along with an app they can access on their phone.
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When elected, I will mail every single voter a printed voter's guide before every general election, customized to their precinct, along with an app they can access on their phone.
Hands-on Election Training Program for County Clerks and Poll Workers
Candidate positionAs Secretary of State, Greg Ballard will establish a hands-on election training program for county clerks and poll workers, built and taught by the people who actually know how to run elections in Indiana: experienced county clerks themselves, working alongside the SOS's own staff.
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As Secretary of State, Greg Ballard will establish a hands-on election training program for county clerks and poll workers, built and taught by the people who actually know how to run elections in Indiana: experienced county clerks themselves, working alongside the SOS's own staff.
Greg Ballard’s Plan to Safeguard Indiana Elections
Candidate positionGreg Ballard will establish a hands-on election training program for county clerks and poll workers, built and taught by the people who actually know how to run elections in Indiana: experienced county clerks themselves, working alongside the SOS’s own staff.
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Greg Ballard will establish a hands-on election training program for county clerks and poll workers, built and taught by the people who actually know how to run elections in Indiana: experienced county clerks themselves, working alongside the SOS’s own staff.
Independent leadership to safeguard Indiana’s elections
Candidate positionIndiana’s Secretary of State should administer our elections, not take sides in them.
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Indiana’s Secretary of State should administer our elections, not take sides in them.
Hands-on Election Training Program for County Clerks and Poll Workers
Candidate positionConsistency Across All 92 Counties Right now, Indiana effectively runs 92 different election systems, because there's no shared standard for the hands-on side of how clerks and poll workers are trained. This plan creates a common baseline of practical knowledge and best practices so that every Hoosier's vote is handled the same rigorous way, no matter what county they live in.
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Consistency Across All 92 Counties Right now, Indiana effectively runs 92 different election systems, because there's no shared standard for the hands-on side of how clerks and poll workers are trained. This plan creates a common baseline of practical knowledge and best practices so that every Hoosier's vote is handled the same rigorous way, no matter what county they live in.
Greg’s Plan for the Secretary of State’s Office
Candidate positionGoal / PrioritySafeguarding Indiana’s Elections
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Safeguarding Indiana’s Elections
A Statewide Voter Guide for Every Hoosier
Candidate positionBeliefVoting should be simple, clear, and accessible. Yet many voters arrive at the polls unsure about what offices are on the ballot or what those positions actually do.
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Voting should be simple, clear, and accessible. Yet many voters arrive at the polls unsure about what offices are on the ballot or what those positions actually do.
Expanding Opportunities for Independent Leadership
Candidate positionBeliefWhen candidates must earn the trust of voters in a truly competitive environment, government works better and leaders are more responsive to the people they serve.
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When candidates must earn the trust of voters in a truly competitive environment, government works better and leaders are more responsive to the people they serve.
Political Neutrality in Election Administration
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyAs Secretary of State, refrain from endorsing, donating to, or fundraising for candidates whose elections the office administers.
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As Secretary of State, Greg will make a clear commitment: he will not endorse, donate to, or raise money for candidates whose elections his office oversees.
Statewide Precinct-Level Voter Guide
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyMail every registered Indiana voter a precinct-specific voter guide before each general election and provide a matching mobile app.
- Guide would include the voter's actual races and ballot questions, office descriptions, candidate information, polling locations, what to do if challenged at the polls, and a sample ballot.
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Every office, every ballot question, every candidate, customized to your voting precinct . PLUS, a sample ballot you can mark with your selections and carry into the voting booth with you.
When elected, I will mail every single voter a printed voter's guide before every general election , customized to their precinct, along with an app they can access on their phone.
Every Office
Every Race
Every Candidate
Every Ballot Question
Your Voting Locations
What to do if you're turned away
A sample ballot to complete and carry into the voting booth with you
Nonpartisan Recount Commission of Retired Judges
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyReplace Indiana's partisan three-member Recount Commission with a five-member commission composed entirely of retired judges.
- Chief Justice would create an eligible list; ballot-qualified parties would each select one judge in order of prior Secretary of State finish; the Chief Justice would fill remaining seats so no party controls a majority.
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Nonpartisan Recount Commission of Retired Judges
The Indiana Recount Commission should be about the voters, not the parties. Right now, partisans pick the people who decide the outcome of our closest elections. That's wrong.
My plan would expand Indiana's recount commission from three members to five, with every member required to be a retired judge.
Under the proposal:
The Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court would compile a list of ten eligible retired judges willing to serve, excluding anyone related to or living with a current elected official.
Each political party with official ballot status in Indiana — currently three — would select one judge from that list, in order of their finish in the most recent Secretary of State’s race, to ensure no two parties select the same judge.
The Chief Justice would appoint the remaining seats from the unselected names on the list.
Under this structure, no single party would appoint a majority of the commission. That's the whole point. Retired judges are uniquely suited to the role because, unlike sitting judges or party officials, they are free from the pressure to satisfy a political party to get elected or reelected.
Look at what's happening in the Deery-Copenhaver race right now. Three votes separate two candidates, and it's been a mess from start to finish. Hoosiers deserve a recount process they can trust — one that isn't partisan in any way.
My proposal would require action by the Indiana General Assembly because the Recount Commission is established by state law. I will push for the legislature to adopt the plan and am offering my recommended selection process as a starting framework for lawmakers to build upon.
Hands-on Election Training for Clerks and Poll Workers
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyCreate a statewide hands-on election-training system for county clerks and poll workers.
- Includes a clerk boot camp using a sandbox voter-registration system, standardized SOS poll-worker curriculum, train-the-trainer support, regional field staff assistance, and a common baseline across all 92 counties.
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As Secretary of State, Greg Ballard will establish a hands-on election training program for county clerks and poll workers, built and taught by the people who actually know how to run elections in Indiana: experienced county clerks themselves, working alongside the SOS's own staff.
A Clerk Training Boot Camp An in-person training program for new and current clerks, run in a "sandbox" version of the statewide voter registration system — a safe practice environment where clerks can actually work through setting up an election, processing ballots, and handling problems, without touching live data. This is a complement to the state's existing legal-update sessions, not a replacement for them — it's the hands-on, how-to-actually-do-the-job piece that's been missing. It will be built and taught by a team of experienced, sitting and former county clerks.
Finally Funding and Implementing Poll Worker Training — the Smart Way State law already authorizes the Secretary of State office to provide standardized poll worker and county election official training. It's never been funded or built. The Secretary of State's office can't train every poll worker in every precinct directly — but it can equip county clerks to do it well, consistently, and with real support. Ballard's plan does that through three steps: A standardized SOS curriculum. The office will produce a professional training curriculum — video modules and printed materials, customized to the specific voting systems used across Indiana's counties — covering the issues that come up over and over: acceptable voter ID, provisional ballots, electioneering rules, chain-of-custody paperwork, and keeping lines moving without cutting corners. Every county starts from the same playbook. Train-the-trainer for Clerks. Clerk boot camp attendees are trained not just to run elections, but to deliver poll worker curriculum locally — with the materials, timing, and talking points to run an efficient in-person session for their own poll workers. SOS regional field staff support counties directly. The Secretary of State's office already has staff positioned around the state. This plan puts those existing employees to work helping county clerks plan and run local poll worker sessions — answering questions, troubleshooting, and making sure every county, especially smaller ones without the staff to build training themselves, has real support.
A standardized SOS curriculum. The office will produce a professional training curriculum — video modules and printed materials, customized to the specific voting systems used across Indiana's counties — covering the issues that come up over and over: acceptable voter ID, provisional ballots, electioneering rules, chain-of-custody paperwork, and keeping lines moving without cutting corners. Every county starts from the same playbook.
Train-the-trainer for Clerks. Clerk boot camp attendees are trained not just to run elections, but to deliver poll worker curriculum locally — with the materials, timing, and talking points to run an efficient in-person session for their own poll workers.
SOS regional field staff support counties directly. The Secretary of State's office already has staff positioned around the state. This plan puts those existing employees to work helping county clerks plan and run local poll worker sessions — answering questions, troubleshooting, and making sure every county, especially smaller ones without the staff to build training themselves, has real support.
Consistency Across All 92 Counties Right now, Indiana effectively runs 92 different election systems, because there's no shared standard for the hands-on side of how clerks and poll workers are trained. This plan creates a common baseline of practical knowledge and best practices so that every Hoosier's vote is handled the same rigorous way, no matter what county they live in.
State Control of Indiana Voter Data
Candidate positionFactVote summary · PolicyKeep Indiana voter data under state control rather than sending state voter information to the federal government.
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“I’m very open about the fact that I think states should maintain their own data,” Ballard said. “I didn’t like it when our voter data went up to the federal government. I’m not a fan of that at all. I think states should be running their own elections and make sure they do it right.”
