Sec. 1. (a) Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the candidate of a political party receiving the highest vote for an office at a primary election is the nominee of that party for that office. (b) If the candidate of a political party receiving the highest vote for an office at a primary election for […]
Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a county, city, or town convention conducted by a political party described by IC 3-8-4-1. (b) A certificate of nomination by convention or primary election must satisfy all of the following: (1) Be in writing. (2) Contain all of the following information for each person nominated: (A) The […]
Sec. 11. (a) Except as provided in subsection (f), if a political party has filed a statement with the election division (or any of its predecessors) that the device selected by the political party be used to designate the candidates of the political party on the ballot for all elections throughout the state, the device […]
Sec. 12. A certificate of nomination for an office to be elected by the electorate of the whole state shall be filed with the election division. A certificate of nomination for any other elected office shall be filed with the person with whom a declaration of candidacy shall be filed. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(l) part.] […]
Sec. 13. Each candidate nominated by certificate of nomination must satisfy all statutory eligibility requirements for the office for which the candidate is nominated, including filing statements of economic interest. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(m) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.56.
Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to the certification of nominees under IC 3-10-4-5. (b) A certificate of nomination required to be filed with the election division or circuit court clerk shall be filed not later than noon July 15 before the date fixed for the election of the person nominated. [Pre-1986 Recodification […]
Sec. 15. In a special election called by the governor, a certificate of nomination may be filed with the public official with whom a certificate 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 the election. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: […]
Sec. 16. (a) This section does not apply to the certification of nominees under IC 3-10-4-5. (b) The election division shall certify the following to each county election board not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before a general election: (1) The name and place of residence of each person nominated for election to: (A) […]
Sec. 17. (a) The election division may not certify the name of a person whose certificate or petition of nomination has been filed with the election division if the person has filed a notice with the election division that the person will not accept the nomination contained in the certificate or petition of nomination. (b) […]
Sec. 18. (a) This subsection applies to an office to which only one (1) candidate may be elected. If a certificate or petition of nomination contains the name of more than one (1) candidate for the office, none of the names of the candidates on the certificate or petition may be printed on the ballot […]
Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the name of a person who has been nominated as a candidate for an elected office may not appear in more than one (1) place on a ballot. (b) The name of a person who is nominated as a candidate of a political party: (1) for […]
Sec. 2. The election division shall, not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date of the general election, certify the primary election results canvassed and tabulated under IC 3-10-1-34 for: (1) candidates for federal and state offices; and (2) candidates for legislative and local offices who are required to file a declaration of […]
Sec. 20. (a) If a person has been nominated as a candidate for the same office by: (1) both convention and petition; (2) both primary election and petition; (3) both primary election and convention; (4) more than one (1) petition; or (5) more than one (1) convention; the person’s name may be placed on the […]
Sec. 21. (a) If a person has been nominated by two (2) or more political parties, or as an independent candidate and as the nominee of at least one (1) political party, the person must elect which of the nominations the person will accept. (b) The election must be in writing, signed, acknowledged before an […]
Sec. 22. (a) This section applies if a person nominated by two (2) or more political parties or as an independent candidate and as the nominee of at least one (1) political party does not make and file an election as required by section 21 of this chapter. (b) The election division or circuit court […]
Sec. 23. After the election required by section 21 or 22 of this chapter is made, the election division or the appropriate election board shall place the name of the person on the list of nominees under only the designation as an independent candidate or the political party name and device indicated by the person […]
Sec. 24. The election division and each circuit court clerk shall preserve all certificates and petitions of nomination filed under this article for the period required under IC 3-10-1-31.1. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-7.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.135; P.L.3-1993, SEC.79; P.L.3-1997, SEC.164; P.L.38-1999, SEC.30; P.L.14-2004, SEC.68; P.L.193-2021, SEC.19.
Sec. 25. Each county election board shall have printed on the respective general, special, or municipal election ballots the names of the following candidates: (1) Nominees chosen at a primary election under IC 3-10 and certified as required by this chapter. (2) Nominees chosen by a convention of a political party in the state whose […]
Sec. 25.5. (a) This section does not apply to the change of a candidate’s name that occurs after absentee ballots have been printed bearing the candidate’s name. (b) A candidate who: (1) is: (A) nominated for election; or (B) a candidate for nomination; and (2) changed the candidate’s legal name after: (A) the candidate has […]
Sec. 26. (a) If there is a division in a political party and two (2) or more factions claim the same party name, title, or device, the commission, or the county election board, if appropriate, shall give preference of name to the convention held at the time and place designated in the call of the […]
