County

Clerk of the Circuit Court, St. Joseph County

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The clerk keeps the county's court records and collects court fees, and runs elections as secretary of the county election board.

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Stephanie Ball

Democratic

Nonprofit program manager

The gist

Proposes livestreaming the ballot room door on election days
Pledges community meetings on where vote centers go
Pledges to expand voting locations rather than reduce them
Proposes AI tools and real-time dashboards for court records

More about Stephanie

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Proposes livestreaming the ballot room door on election days
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We propose that the ballot room door camera be live streamed on primary and general election days.”
Pledges community meetings on where vote centers go
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We will hold community meetings around the county to get citizen input into where vote centers should be located.”
Pledges to expand voting locations rather than reduce them
Stephanie Ball for Clerk of the Circuit Court
Campaign website · Committee to Elect Stephanie Ball · votestephanieforclerk.com
“our rule will be expansion, not contraction”
Proposes AI tools and real-time dashboards for court records
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“We can incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) tools that improve our court processing speed, accuracy and efficiency.”

Amy Rolfes

RepublicanIncumbent

Clerk of the Circuit Court, St. Joseph County

The gist

Pledges to recruit more election workers, including students
Pledges to keep practices behind its perfect audit score
Supports inviting election skeptics to serve as poll workers
Supports flexible clerk hours for after-hours small claims filings

More about Amy

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Pledges to recruit more election workers, including students
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“Recruiting more election workers. … Even high school students who are 16 or 17 are eligible to work on Election Day under the Hoosier Hall Pass.”
Pledges to keep practices behind its perfect audit score
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“we will continue the practices that obtained a perfect audit score and caught cheaters”
Supports inviting election skeptics to serve as poll workers
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“For those who doubt the integrity of elections, I invite them to be election workers.”
Supports flexible clerk hours for after-hours small claims filings
VOTE411 Voter Guide: St. Joseph County Circuit Court Clerk
Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org
“flexible hours for experienced Clerks to accommodate after-hours filings in our busiest court, Small Claims”

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