INDIANAPOLIS | State Auditor Tim Berry on Wednesday filed the required paperwork to run for re-election as Indiana's chief financial officer.

The Republican incumbent, originally from the Fort Wayne area, said he wants a second term to finish carrying out the state's fully integrated computerized spending system. State agencies began using the system in 2009.

Once Indiana closes its books on the 2010 fiscal year at the end of June, the public will be able to use the system to see all state contracts and state spending broken down by agency. In future years, Berry hopes to make nearly every invoice available online.

"We need to get that information into the hands of the taxpayers. We need to finish that job that we started four years ago," Berry said.

The job of state auditor is to pay the state's bills. Unlike neighboring Illinois, where Comptroller Dan Hynes currently is sitting on some $5 billion in unpaid bills, Berry said Indiana is paid up and on time with its bills.

Auditor candidates for the November general election are selected at each political party's state convention in June. Berry is expected to run unopposed for the Republican nomination. He served as state treasurer for eight years before being elected auditor in 2006.

On the Democratic side, Sam Locke, of Floyds Knobs, is the likely nominee. Locke has been traveling the state for months hosting bowling events to meet Hoosier voters.

Locke is a graduate of Indiana University and an U.S. Air Force veteran. He previously worked in fundraising and administration for several nonprofit groups.

The office of state auditor has been held by a Republican since 1986.