Indiana Secretary of State (elections)
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The Indiana Secretary of State (elections) is the state official responsible for administering and supervising Indiana’s election processes, including voter registration, ballot access, and the certification of election results.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chief election official
ⓘ
state constitutional office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Indiana Election Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal election authorities such as the U.S. Election Assistance Commission ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| differentFrom |
Indiana Election Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Secretary of State (business services) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
approving or overseeing voting system certification in Indiana (subject to statute)
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issuing certifications of election winners for statewide and certain federal offices ⓘ maintaining official statewide voter registration records ⓘ providing guidance and training materials to local election officials ⓘ publishing official election calendars and deadlines ⓘ |
| electionTypeSupervised |
federal elections conducted in Indiana
ⓘ
special elections for statewide offices in Indiana ⓘ statewide general elections in Indiana ⓘ statewide primary elections in Indiana ⓘ |
| goal |
ensuring compliance with Indiana and federal election law
ⓘ
ensuring fair, accurate, and secure elections in Indiana ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | county election officials in Indiana (within statutory limits) ⓘ |
| hasComponent | elections administration function of the Indiana Secretary of State ⓘ |
| implements |
federal election laws such as the Help America Vote Act in Indiana
ⓘ
state-level election reforms enacted by the Indiana General Assembly ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes | all counties in Indiana for election administration purposes ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Indiana Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana election statutes ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Indiana Election Division (through leadership and supervision) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderSelectionMethod | elected statewide by popular vote ⓘ |
| oversees |
Indiana statewide voter registration system
ⓘ
ballot form and content standards in Indiana ⓘ candidate filing processes for state and federal offices in Indiana ⓘ election result canvassing at the state level in Indiana ⓘ implementation of federal and state election mandates in Indiana ⓘ |
| partOf | Indiana state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | voters of Indiana ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of statewide elections in Indiana
ⓘ
ballot access administration in Indiana ⓘ certification of election results in Indiana ⓘ enforcement of certain Indiana election laws ⓘ supervision of election procedures in Indiana ⓘ voter registration oversight in Indiana ⓘ |
| seat | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years (for the office of Indiana Secretary of State) ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Indiana Election Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
county election boards in Indiana ⓘ |
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