Confusion over paperwork handling has Indiana candidates scrambling

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,004

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Political candidates from around Indiana have been redoing paperwork for this spring’s primary ballot as confusion surrounds whether the secretary of state’s office properly processed those forms.

The turmoil stems from questions over whether staffers to Republican Secretary of State Diego Morales were correctly certified to accept sworn statements from candidates that they meet the legal requirements for the office they are seeking.

Morales maintains that his office followed state law, but that hasn’t …

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