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      <title>How to watch tonight’s secretary of state debate</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-10-07/how-to-watch-tonights-secretary-of-state-debate</link>
      <description>The second secretary of state debate with Indiana’s four candidates is tonight at 7 p.m.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Big money stirs up squabbles in Indiana secretary of state’s race</title>
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      <description>Democrat Beau Bayh and Republican Max Engling each face controversies over campaign fundraising.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:17:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Polls circulate showing tight secretary of state race, plus Bo Duke actor weighs in</title>
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      <description>Polling figures show Republican nominee Max Engling and Democrat Beau Bayh within a few percentage points of each other and far ahead of Lincoln Party candidate Greg Ballard and Libertarian Lauri Shillings.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:44:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Secretary of state candidate Ballard calls for ban on political actions by officeholder</title>
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      <description>Ballard said Wednesday that the Legislature should enact a law prohibiting the secretary of state from endorsing, fundraising for or donating to candidates.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Who’s a real Hoosier? Secretary of state candidates spar over time in Indiana.</title>
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      <description>Max Engling and Beau Bayh face attacks over their D.C. years, while Greg Ballard has been knocked over his Myrtle Beach move.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Indiana secretary of state hopefuls clash over voting rules, office audit</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-08-27/indiana-secretary-of-state-hopefuls-clash-over-voting-rules-office-audit</link>
      <description>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.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Secretary of State candidate Beau Bayh addresses Bloomington Press Club</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-08-26/secretary-of-state-candidate-beau-bayh-addresses-bloomington-press-club</link>
      <description>Bayh said his decision to run was motivated in part by current secretary Diego Morales’s alleged corruption, including granting no-bid contracts to donors and spending taxpayer money on luxury vehicles.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:57:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-08-26/secretary-of-state-candidate-beau-bayh-addresses-bloomington-press-club</guid>
      <dc:creator>Ethan Sandweiss</dc:creator>
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      <title>Two Indiana secretary of state debates planned</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-08-18/two-indiana-secretary-of-state-debates-planned</link>
      <description>Indiana’s secretary of state race tops the election ballot this year — and at least two debates are planned so far.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Niki Kelly, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Beau Bayh defeats Blythe Potter for Democratic secretary of state nomination</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-06-07/beau-bayh-defeats-blythe-potter-for-democratic-secretary-of-state-nomination</link>
      <description>Indiana Republicans will gather in Fort Wayne for the GOP convention later this month to decide Bayh’s challenger.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:32:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Casey Smith and Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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      <title>Indiana Dems announce treasurer, comptroller candidates</title>
      <link>https://www.ipm.org/news/2026-05-28/indiana-dems-announce-treasurer-comptroller-candidates</link>
      <description>Bailey, Kebe unopposed heading into convention</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:55:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Mackenzi Klemann, Indiana Capital Chronicle</dc:creator>
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