Indiana Statutes § 3-6-9-1 Request for watchers; written statement
Statute Text
(a)
If:
(1)
twenty-six percent (26%) or more of all candidates of a political party who are candidates for:
(A)
nomination to elected offices at a county primary election (or municipal primary election within the municipality in which the municipal primary is to be conducted), not including candidates for delegates to the state convention or candidates for precinct committeemen; or
(B)
precinct committeemen at an election for precinct committeemen, whose names are certified to the county election board as candidates to be voted for at the primary election for precinct committeemen; or
(2)
any candidate or group of candidates for a school board office;
desire to have watchers at the polls in any precinct of the county or municipality, they shall sign a written statement indicating their desire to name watchers.
(b)
If the candidates signing the statement are candidates for nomination at a county primary election or for election as precinct committeemen or to a school board office, the written statement shall be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county where the candidates reside.
(c)
If the candidates signing the statement are candidates for nomination at a municipal primary election, the written statement shall be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election district.
Source
Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(a)(1) part.
History
As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 2 . Amended by P.L. 3-1987 , SEC. 39 ; P.L. 10-1988 , SEC. 10 ; P.L. 14-2004, SEC.14.
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