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Indiana Statutes § 3-10-6-12 Nomination of candidates for town offices by certain political parties

⤴ Up to Chapter 6: Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County

Statute Text

(a) This section applies to a political party:
(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and
(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6 .
(b) The political party may conduct a convention to nominate candidates for city or town office not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-7 (a)(1) for a major political party to act to fill a candidate vacancy.
(c) The chairman and secretary of the convention shall execute and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention in accordance with IC 3-8-5-13 . The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the municipality not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-15 (c) for a major political party to file a certificate of candidate selection.
(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6 . The consent must be filed with the certificate under subsection (c).
(e) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the consent to the nomination. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6 (d) . The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.
(f) A question concerning the validity of a candidate's nomination under this section shall be determined by a county election board in accordance with IC 3-13-1-16.5 (b) and IC 3-13-1-16.5 (c) .
(g) A nominee who wants to withdraw must file a notice of withdrawal in accordance with IC 3-8-7-28 .

History

Amended by P.L. 227 - 2023 , SEC. 60 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

As added by P.L. 3-1995 , SEC. 88 . Amended by P.L. 144 - 1999 , SEC.6; P.L. 202 - 1999 , SEC.16; P.L. 9-2004, SEC.15.