Indiana secretary of state hopefuls clash over voting rules, office audit

By: Niki Kelly

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 27, 2026

Words: 1,162

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Republican Max Engling found himself the outsider against three opponents on several key topics during the first debate between the four hopefuls for Indiana Secretary of State Wednesday night.

Meanwhile, Democrat Beau Bayh, Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard and Libertarian Lauri Shillings often agreed.

“When the facts and the law are on your side, maybe it does feel like three to one,” Bayh told reporters afterward. “But you know, it was a nice discussion. I …

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