Eric Doden project reveals collection of required signatures to make 2024 tally

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - - Officials with the campaign for gubernatorial prospect Eric Doden recently announced that it has gathered the required number of petition signatures to have Doden on the May 2024 Republican ballot for guv.

According to a press release from the project, officials report that Doden's project is the very first of the 2024 Indiana gubernatorial field to reach the signature requirement for ballot access. To make the ballot, officials stated that candidates are required to collect 4,500 signatures from signed up citizens, 500 from each of the state's 9 congressional districts.

" I'm incredibly grateful for the effort and commitment from our volunteers and personnel who made striking this objective possible," Doden said in the release. "This campaign is strong due to the fact that Hoosiers throughout the state share our bold vision genuine plans and results that put Main Street first."

Gubernatorial candidate Eric Doden participates in Central Indiana Police Foundation event

After the signatures are gathered, the release stated the signatures are validated by regional county clerks before they are submitted to the Indiana Secretary of State's office ahead of the early 2024 filing deadline.

The project reports that Doden has raised more than $5 million for his project and has conducted a $2 million fall statewide promoting project.

Many prospects have actually announced their intention to join the Republican main for the state's guv position. According to previous reports, the candidates consist of:

• Brad Chambers, Indiana's previous secretary of commerce




Curtis Hill, a former Indiana Attorney General;



• Mike Braun, a current U.S. Senator for Indiana;




Suzanne Crouch, Indiana's existing lieutenant governor;




Eric Doden, the former president of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation;



• Jamie Reitenour.

In the Democratic primary, Jennifer McCormick, the previous superintendent of public guideline for Indiana, announced her intention to run for guv. Donald Rainwater, a Libertarian, has actually also revealed his intention to run for the position.

In a statement formerly provided to BNN/CBS4, officials with the Indiana Secretary of State's workplace said that main candidate declare the 2024 state and federal main election does not begin until January.