(a)
A declaration of candidacy for a primary election must be filed not later than noon eighty-eight (88) days and not earlier than one hundred eighteen (118) days before the primary election. The declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(b)
A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must be filed:
(1)
not earlier than the first date specified in IC
3-8-6-10
(b)
for the timely filing of a petition of nomination; and
(2)
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.
The declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(c)
During a year in which a federal decennial census, federal special census, special tabulation, or corrected population count becomes effective under IC
1-1-3.5
, a declaration of:
(1)
candidacy may be filed for an office that will appear on the primary election ballot; or
(2)
intent to be a write-in candidate may be filed for an office that will appear on the general, municipal, or school board election ballot;
that year as a result of the new tabulation of population or corrected population count.
Source
Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(a) part.
History
Amended by
P.L.
219
-
2013
,
SEC.
19
, eff.
7/1/2013
.
Amended by
P.L.
225
-
2011
,
SEC.
25
, eff.
7/1/2011
.
As added by
P.L.
5-1986
,
SEC.
4
. Amended by
P.L.
3-1987
,
SEC.
96
;
P.L.
1-1988
,
SEC.
5
;
P.L.
10-1988
,
SEC.
32
;
P.L.
5-1989
,
SEC.
23
;
P.L.
2-1990
,
SEC.
6
;
P.L.
4-1991
,
SEC.
35
;
P.L.
10-1992
,
SEC.
12
;
P.L.
3-1993
,
SEC.
59
;
P.L.
3-1997
,
SEC.
120
; P.L. 14-2004, SEC.54;
P.L.
230
-
2005
, SEC.23;
P.L.
164
-
2006
,
SEC.
58
.