3-8-8-3. Who May Challenge; Filing Requirements
Sec. 3. (a) An individual who challenges the qualification of a candidate for election to an office must be a registered voter of the election district the candidate seeks to represent. (b) A challenge under this chapter must be filed with the election division not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the date of […]
3-8-8-4. Commission Hearing
Sec. 4. The commission shall do the following not later than three (3) business days after the challenger’s sworn statement is filed under section 3 of this chapter: (1) Meet to hear the challenge. (2) Conclude the hearing. As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.32.
3-8-8-5. Commission Determination; Effect of Commission Failure to Make Determination
Sec. 5. (a) Not later than one (1) business day after concluding the hearing, the commission shall announce its determination on the matter. (b) If the commission does not announce a determination on the matter as provided in subsection (a), the commission is considered to have: (1) dismissed the challenge; and (2) taken final action […]
3-8-8-6. Appeal of Commission Determination
Sec. 6. The candidate or the challenger may appeal any final action: (1) that the commission has taken; or (2) that the commission is considered to have taken under section 5 of this chapter; to the court of appeals for errors of law under the same terms, conditions, and standards that govern appeals in ordinary […]
3-8-8-7. Termination of Challenge Regardless of Status of Challenge or Appeal; Status of Candidate Who Withdraws After 60 Days Before Election
Sec. 7. (a) Regardless of the status of a challenge before the commission or the court of appeals, at noon sixty (60) days before the general election the following apply: (1) The challenge is terminated. (2) The name of the challenged candidate may not be removed from the ballot. (3) The name of another individual […]
3-8-8-8. Effect of Candidate Who Withdraws Receiving Most Votes in Election; Filling Vacancy
Sec. 8. (a) This section applies if a candidate whose name remains on the ballot under section 7 of this chapter receives the most votes in the general election among all candidates for the office. (b) If, after the election, it is determined as provided by law that the individual was not qualified to be […]
3-8-7-24. Preservation of Certificates and Petitions of Nomination
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.
3-8-7-25. Nominees Entitled to Have Names on Ballot
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 […]
3-8-7-25.5. Statement Designating Former and Current Legal Name of Candidate
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 […]
3-8-7-26. Factions Within a Political Party; Selection of Names and Devices
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 […]