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Indiana Statutes § 3-8-7-19 Names to appear only once on ballot; candidate for federal office and Vice President; candidate to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected to United States House of Representatives

⤴ Up to Chapter 7: Certification of Nominees and Ballot Placement

Statute Text

(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the name of an individual who has been nominated as a candidate for an elected office may not appear in more than one (1) place on a ballot.
(b) The name of an individual who is nominated as a candidate of a political party:
(1) for a federal office in a primary election; and
(2) for Vice President of the United States during the same year;
may appear on the general election ballot as a candidate for the federal office and for Vice President of the United States.
(c) The name of an individual who is a candidate to:
(1) fill a vacancy in the office of United States Representative in a special election held under IC 3-10-8 ; and
(2) be elected to the same office for the next term as the United States Representative;
may appear on the ballot as a candidate both in the election described in subdivision (1) and the election described in subdivision (2) if both elections are held on the same day.

Source

Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-3 part.

History

Amended by P.L. 227 - 2023 , SEC. 51 , eff. 7/1/2023 .

As added by P.L. 5-1986 , SEC. 4 . Amended by P.L. 12-1988 , SEC. 2 .

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