Indiana Statutes § 3-8-2-12.5 Declaration of intent to be write-in candidate; party affiliation
Statute Text
(a)
This section applies to a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate in which the candidate states that the candidate is affiliated with the political party.
(b)
If a candidate claims affiliation with a political party:
(1)
described by IC
3-8-4-1
;
(2)
of a candidate who has previously filed a petition of nomination under IC
3-8-6
; or
(3)
whose name would result in voter confusion due to its similarity with the name of a political party described in subdivision (1) or (2);
a registered voter of the election district may question the validity of the filing in accordance with IC
3-8-1-2
. The commission or county election board shall determine the validity of the questioned filing under section 14 or section 18 of this chapter.
(c)
Following the filing of a question under subsection (b) and not later than the deadline for resolution of a question concerning a candidacy under section 14 or section 18 of this chapter, a candidate may file a written amendment to the declaration to alter the name of the political party or to indicate that the candidate is independent.
(d)
If:
(1)
the commission or county election board determines that the candidate's stated party affiliation is described under subsection (b); and
(2)
the candidate does not file an amendment under subsection (c);
the commission or board shall deny the filing.
History
Amended by P.L. 9 - 2022 , SEC. 3 , eff. 7/1/2022 .
As added by P.L. 3-1997 , SEC. 125 .
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