Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a candidate for nomination to an elected office who: (1) is an independent candidate; or (2) represents a political party not qualified to nominate candidates in a primary or by convention. (b) This chapter does not apply to a candidate for a school board office. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: […]
Sec. 10. (a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, a petition of nomination must be submitted to the county voter registration office of each county in which the election district is located. (b) The petition must be filed during the period beginning on the first date that a declaration of candidacy for […]
Sec. 11. (a) Whenever a town is wholly or partly located in a county having a consolidated city, a petition of nomination must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county having the consolidated city. (b) Whenever a town not described in subsection (a) has entered into an agreement with a county under […]
Sec. 12. (a) A petition of nomination for an office filed under section 10 of this chapter must be filed with and, except as provided in subsection (d), certified by the person with whom a declaration of candidacy must be filed under IC 3-8-2. (b) The certified petition of nomination must be accompanied by the […]
Sec. 12.5. (a) A candidate’s nomination by petition under this chapter is not effective unless the candidate timely files each document required under sections 10 and 12 of this chapter. (b) The county election board may not include on a ballot the name of a candidate whose nomination is ineffective under subsection (a). (c) The […]
Sec. 13. In a special election called by the governor, a petition of nomination shall be filed with the circuit court clerk or other public official with whom a petition is required to be filed, at any time after the election is called but no later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date of […]
Sec. 13.5. A candidate may withdraw a petition of nomination by noon: (1) July 15 before a general or municipal election; or (2) seventy-one (71) days before a special election. As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.122. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.52; P.L.3-1993, SEC.73; P.L.260-2001, SEC.2; P.L.219-2013, SEC.22.
Sec. 14. (a) A person may not be selected as a candidate by petition of nomination without giving written consent and having it filed with the public official with whom certificates and petitions of nomination are required to be filed. (b) Each candidate nominated by petition of nomination must satisfy all statutory eligibility requirements for […]
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-2-1 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Sec. 16. (a) This section applies if a person: (1) files a petition of nomination under this chapter; (2) moves from the election district that the person sought to represent following the filing of the petition of nomination; (3) does not file a notice of withdrawal of candidacy under section 13.5 of this chapter; and […]
Sec. 17. (a) If: (1) a petition of nomination contains the name of at least one (1) candidate who seeks to be placed on the ballot as the candidate of a political party described by section 1 of this chapter; and (2) a candidate listed on the petition ceases to be a candidate after the […]
Sec. 2. A candidate may be nominated for an elected office by petition of voters who are: (1) registered to vote at the residence address set forth on the petition on the date the county voter registration office certifies the petition under section 8 of this chapter; and (2) qualified to vote for the candidate. […]
Sec. 3. (a) A petition of nomination must be signed by the number of voters equal to two percent (2%) of the total vote cast at the last election for secretary of state in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent. (b) In determining the number of signatures required under this section, any […]
Sec. 4. (a) Each candidate nominated by petition under section 2 of this chapter must be seeking an office that serves the entire state or a congressional or legislative district, or the same political subdivision. (b) For purposes of subsection (a), candidates seeking a fiscal or legislative body seat elected only by the voters of […]
Sec. 5. (a) A petition of nomination must state all of the following: (1) The name of each candidate as: (A) the candidate wants the candidate’s name to appear on the ballot; and (B) the candidate’s name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7. (2) The address of each candidate, including the […]
Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to a petition of nomination which states that a candidate is affiliated with a political party. (b) If a candidate claims affiliation with a political party: (1) described by IC 3-8-4-1; (2) of a candidate who has previously filed a petition of nomination under this chapter; or (3) whose […]
Sec. 6. (a) The signatures to a petition of nomination need not be appended to one (1) paper, but a petitioner may not be counted unless the petitioner is registered and qualified to vote in conformity with section 8 of this chapter. Each petition must contain the following: (1) The signature of each petitioner. (2) […]
Sec. 7. Each petitioner on a petition of nomination must, in conformity with section 6 of this chapter: (1) sign the petitioner’s name; (2) have the petitioner’s mark attested; or (3) authorize an individual to sign on behalf of the petitioner with a disability. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-2.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by […]
Sec. 8. For a petition of nomination to be considered valid by the officer required to receive the petition, the county voter registration office in the county where the petitioner is registered must certify that each petitioner is a voter at the residence address listed in the petition at the time the petition is being […]
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-3 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.10-1992, SEC.30 and P.L.11-1992, SEC.4.
