IN-SOS: Ballard (I) campaign disavows 'rogue' volunteer accused of forging signatures
Hamilton County officials have reported a page of 10 signatures submitted by a volunteer for Greg Ballard’s independent campaign for secretary of state as potentially fraudulent — prompting the county Republican Party leader to call for an investigation and prosecution.
Ballard, the former Republican mayor of Indianapolis, needs nearly 37,000 verified signatures from registered voters in order to get on the November ballot. He has submitted about 35,000 thus far.
Hamilton County Election Administrator Beth Sheller said her staff discovered one page of suspect signatures for the Ballard campaign sometime in late May or early June.
“Nine out of 10 of these addresses were not real addresses,” she told the Capital Chronicle. The one legitimate address was with a name not registered to vote at that location — and instead matched the name of the volunteer who submitted the signatures.
https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ballard-campaign-disavows-rogue-volunteer-accused-forging-signatures