Ballard Turns in 74,000 Signatures in Independent Secretary of State Bid

Ballard submits final signatures for secretary of state effort

Greg Ballard capped off his effort to join the Indiana secretary of state ballot Tuesday, submitting the last of over 74,000 signatures he says the independent campaign collected.

Ballard turns in 74,000 signatures in independent secretary of state bid

Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on Tuesday said his success in gathering signatures shows his candidacy is a movement.Ballard turned in his final batch of signatures to the Marion County clerks office just before Tuesdays noon deadline. He said this brings his total number of signatures to about 74,000. This is far more than the roughly 37,000 he needed to get on the ballot as an independent candidate for secretary of state, though some s…

Greg Ballard submits 74K signatures for secretary of state bid

Former Indianapolis Republican Mayor Greg Ballard turned in the final batch of signatures in his effort to run for secretary of state.

Ballard Submits Over 74K Signatures for Secretary of State Bid

Source: Ryan Hedrick / WIBC Radio INDIANAPOLIS –Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard submitted over 74,000 signatures Tuesday as part of his independent campaign for Indiana secretary of state, putting him well above the requirement to appear on the 2026 ballot. Ballard said volunteers collected the signatures over the past four months. “The total that we’re putting in is over 74,000,” Ballard said. “It’s been quite the journey, to say the lea…

Ballard submits final signatures for secretary of state effort, says he has over 74k

Greg Ballard speaks to reporters outside the Marion County Board of Voters Registration office in Indianapolis’ City-County Building on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Jack Forrest/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Greg Ballard capped off his effort to join the Indiana secretary of state ballot Tuesday, submitting the last of over 74,000 signatures he says the independent campaign collected. “This is more like a movement than a candidacy,” Ballard tol…

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