3-8-2.5-1. Application of Chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a candidate for a school board office. As added by P.L.179-2011, SEC.5.
3-8-2.5-2. Petition of Nomination; Serves as Declaration of Candidacy; Qualifications for Petitioners; Required Number of Signatures; Requirements for a Signature; Petitioner With a Disability; Affidavit of Assistance
Sec. 2. (a) A candidate for a school board office must file a petition of nomination in accordance with this chapter and as required under IC 20-23 or IC 20-25. The petition of nomination, once filed, serves as the candidate’s declaration of candidacy for a school board office. (b) A candidate may be nominated for […]
3-8-2.5-2.5. Petition of Nomination; Contents
Sec. 2.5. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office 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 […]
3-8-2.5-3. Statement of Organization; When Required
Sec. 3. A candidate for a school board office is not required to file a statement of organization for the candidate’s principal committee unless the candidate has received contributions or made expenditures requiring the filing of a statement under IC 3-9-1-5.5. If a candidate for a school board office is required to file a statement […]
3-8-2.5-4. Time for Filing; Petition Requirements for Write-in Candidates; Withdrawal of Petition or Declaration
Sec. 4. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office must be filed not earlier than one hundred four (104) days and not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the general election. The petition must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths. (b) A declaration of intent […]
3-8-2.5-5. Filing a Petition of Nomination; School Corporation Located in More Than One County
Sec. 5. (a) If a school corporation is located entirely within one (1) county, a petition of nomination for the candidate to a school board office must be filed with the county voter registration office of the county. The county voter registration office of the county shall examine the voter registration records of the election […]
3-8-2.5-6. Certification or Denial of Petition of Nomination; Notification of Denial; Contest of Denial of Certification
Sec. 6. (a) The circuit court clerk with whom the petition of nomination has been filed by a county voter registration office under section 5 of this chapter shall: (1) determine whether a sufficient number of signatures as required by section 2 of this chapter have been obtained; and (2) do one (1) of the […]
3-8-2.5-7. Consent to Candidacy; Satisfaction of Eligibility Requirements; Questioning Validity of Petition of Nomination, Declaration of Intent to Be Write-in Candidate
Sec. 7. (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 for a school board office must satisfy […]
3-8-2.5-8. Candidate Moving From Election District Fails to Withdraw; Complaint; Hearing; Resulting Candidate Vacancy May Not Be Filled
Sec. 8. (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 this chapter; and (4) is no […]