Sharp divides in Indiana secretary of state debate over noncitizen vote, spending audit

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: October 8, 2026

Words: 1,091

Last Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

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Republican Max Engling leaned into blocking noncitizen voting as a top priority as he and the other three Indiana secretary of state candidates debated Wednesday night.

Engling maintained that he was the only candidate firm on that issue — arguments that Democrat Beau Bayh called “ridiculous” and Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard labeled “ludicrous.” Libertarian Lauri Shillings described Engling’s push for tighter voter rules as unnecessary.

Bayh kept up his persistent …

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