Dear Editor:

Hoosiers will soon be voting for a new Secretary of State. This is our chief election officer.

Our current SOS was dismissed by Republicans at their caucus due to 44 counties filing notices of lawsuits against her for violation of federal election laws.

The GOP’s new nominee, Diego Morales, has been traveling Indiana, talking to delegates, closed rooms, and shaking hands as he runs to the next event.

Who he doesn’t talk to is 70%-plus of Hoosiers. He has been hounded for months about a public debate for undecided voters. He has avoided giving an answer until now.

FOX59 in Indy aired an interview with the three candidates for Secretary of State. In this interview, when asked about debates, he said this about voters and holding a debate for them:

“They [the other candidates] already know who they’re going to vote for. I’m trying to convince voters who will vote for me. I don’t think my opponents will vote for me. I will not vote for them. So why do I need to?”

Diego has now admitted that unless you have already decided to vote for him, or blindly voting Republican, then he is not interested in talking to you or your opinion.

Diego has been fired twice from political office positions and this bodes ill for his ability to work with Hoosiers who have different viewpoints.

Hoosiers need to be able to trust election results. Not because they have to, but because they trust the process. Can you trust the Democrat or Republican nominee to provide that process?

Libertarian Jeff Maurer is the only candidate dedicated to auditable results and every Hoosier having a receipt for their vote.

Timothy Cotton
North Liberty