Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 3. A person may not hold more than one (1) lucrative office at a time, as provided in Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: Ind. Const. Art. 2, § 9 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.

Sec. 30. A candidate for the office of judge of a small claims court must: (1) be a United States citizen upon taking office; (2) either: (A) have resided in the township from which the candidate is elected for at least one (1) year upon taking office; or (B) have been elected as…

Sec. 31. A candidate for the office of constable of a small claims court must: (1) have resided in the township for more than one (1) year upon taking office; and (2) be at least twenty-one (21) years old upon taking office. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 33-11.6-8-4(d) part.…

Sec. 32. A candidate for: (1) precinct committeeman; or (2) delegate to a state convention; of a political party in the state whose nominee received at least ten percent (10%) of the total vote cast for secretary of state at the last election must comply with any candidate requir…

Sec. 33. (a) A candidate for an office listed in subsection (b) must file a statement of economic interests. (b) Whenever a candidate for any of the following offices is also required to file a declaration of candidacy or is nominated by petition, the candidate shall file a state…

Sec. 34. (a) A candidate for a school board office must have resided in the school corporation for at least one (1) year before the election. (b) This subsection applies to a candidate for school board office seeking to represent an election district that consists of less than th…

Sec. 4. A person may not hold an office of trust or profit unless the person has accounted for and paid over as required by law all sums of public money for which the person was liable as a collector or holder, as provided in Article 2, Section 10 of the Constitution of the State…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to a candidate for federal office. (b) As used in this section, "felony" means a conviction for which the convicted person might have been imprisoned for more than one (1) year. (c) A person is not disqualified under this section for: (1) a…

ineligibility Sec. 5.5. (a) Except as provided in IC 3-13-1-19 and IC 3-13-2-10 for filling a vacancy on a ticket, a person who: (1) is defeated in a primary election; (2) appears as a candidate for nomination at a convention and is defeated; (3) files a declaration of candidacy …

Sec. 5.7. (a) Except as expressly provided by law, a candidate for selection under IC 3-13-5 or IC 3-13-11 for an appointment pro tempore to an office must comply with the requirements imposed under this chapter on a candidate for election to the office. For purposes of determini…

presidential elector Sec. 6. (a) A candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States must have the qualifications provided in Article 2, Section 1, clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States. (b) A candidate for the office of presidential elector…

Sec. 7. A candidate for the office of United States Senator must have the qualifications provided in Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: U.S. Const. Art. 1, § 3, Cl. 3.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.

Sec. 8. A candidate for the office of United States Representative must have the qualifications provided in Article 1, Section 2, Clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: U.S. Const. Art. 1, § 2, Cl. 2.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.…

Sec. 9. A candidate for the office of governor or lieutenant governor: (1) must have been a United States citizen for at least five (5) years before the election; (2) must have resided in the state for at least five (5) years before the election; (3) must be thirty (30) years old…

Sec. 9.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate for governor who seeks election by filing: (1) a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6; or (2) a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2-2.5. (b) The petition or declaration must contain the name of a candi…

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to candidates in all elections and caucuses and to the following types of committees: (1) Candidate's committees. (2) Regular party committees. (3) Political action committees. (4) Legislative caucus committee…

existence of regular party committee Sec. 1.5. (a) This section does not apply to a national committee of a political party. (b) For purposes of determining the deadline for filing a statement of organization under section 3 of this chapter, a committee becomes a regular party co…

Sec. 10. A committee shall report any change in information previously submitted in a statement of organization within ten (10) days following the change. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-8.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-9.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.4-1991, SEC.147.

Sec. 12. (a) A committee may disband at any time in the manner prescribed by this section. (b) The commission or a county election board may administratively disband a committee in the manner prescribed by this section. (c) The commission has exclusive jurisdiction to disband any…

Sec. 13. A treasurer of a committee: (1) must be a United States citizen; (2) may not be the chairman of a committee except in the case of a candidate under section 7 of this chapter; (3) must be appointed treasurer in writing as required by section 14 of this chapter; and (4) mu…

Sec. 15. The treasurer of a committee shall file a notice of the treasurer's written appointment or designation with the election division or the county election board, as required by IC 3-9-5-2, IC 3-9-5-3, or IC 3-9-5-4. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-12.] As added by…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-13 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-13 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.

Sec. 18. A treasurer of one committee may be the treasurer of another committee unless the treasurer is a candidate. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-15.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.

Sec. 19. (a) A committee may remove a person appointed or designated chairman or treasurer by the committee without assigning a cause. The committee may also appoint or designate the successor of the removed chairman or treasurer. (b) Upon removal, the treasurer shall immediately…

Sec. 2. Each committee must have a chairman and a treasurer who are ex officio members of the committee. A person may not make an expenditure or accept a contribution for or on behalf of a committee without the authorization of its chairman or treasurer. [Pre-1986 Recodification …

Sec. 20. All money or other property collected or received by a committee or by a member of it for a political purpose shall be paid over to and made to pass through the hands of the treasurer of the committee. Similarly, all money or other property must be disbursed by the treas…

Sec. 21. The treasurer of a committee may not expend or disburse money or other property or incur any liability except by the authority and subject to the direction of the committee for which the treasurer is acting. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-18.] As added by P.L.5…

Sec. 23. The treasurer of a committee shall keep a detailed and exact account of the information required to be reported under this article. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-20.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.174.

Sec. 24. (a) The treasurer of a committee shall obtain and keep receipted bills, cancelled checks, or other proof of payment, stating the particulars for each expenditure made by or on behalf of a committee: (1) of more than twenty-five dollars ($25); and (2) for a smaller amount…

Sec. 25. (a) A member of a committee that has appointed a treasurer in accordance with this chapter may solicit or receive contributions as long as the member immediately turns over the contributions without diminution to the treasurer of the committee, to be disbursed and accoun…

Sec. 25.5. For purposes of this article, a person makes a contribution during the calendar year in which the person relinquishes control over the contribution by: (1) depositing the contribution in the United States mail; or (2) transferring the contribution to any other person w…

obligations Sec. 26. A person, except a person authorized by the treasurer of a committee and a member of a committee, who receives or disburses money for a political purpose is subject to all the requirements, obligations, and penalties to which the treasurer of a committee is s…

Sec. 3. Each committee must file a statement of organization not later than noon ten (10) days after it becomes a committee. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-2.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.62; P.L.2-1996, SEC.93; P.L.3-1997, SEC.170; P.L.12…

Sec. 4. A committee must include in its statement of organization the following: (1) The name and address of the committee. (2) The purpose for which the committee is formed, unless the committee is a candidate's committee that identifies a specific office sought by the candidate…

Sec. 5. (a) This section does not apply to the following candidates: (1) A candidate for a local office for which the compensation is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. (2) A candidate for a school board office. (b) Each candidate shall have a principal committee.…

local offices; designation by written instrument Sec. 5.5. (a) This section applies to the following candidates: (1) A candidate for a local office for which the compensation is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year. (2) A candidate for a school board office. (b) A ca…

Sec. 6. If a candidate fails to file the instrument required by section 5 or 5.5 of this chapter, the candidate's principal committee is designated as "the ____________(insert the name of the candidate) for _________ (insert the title of the office sought by the candidate) commit…

Sec. 7. A candidate may be chairman, treasurer, or both chairman and treasurer of the candidate's committee. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-5.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.

Sec. 8. A candidate is an ex officio member of the candidate's committee. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-6.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-2-7.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.45. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.281.

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to primary elections that are held in general election years. It does not apply to municipal primary elections, which are covered by IC 3-10-6. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 10. Only a voter who is a member of the political party for whose candidates a person is offering to vote at a primary election may challenge the person on the ground of party affiliation. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section does not apply to a voter who is challenged under section 10 of this chapter on the basis of party affiliation. (b) In accordance with 52 U.S.C. 21082, a voter challenged under this chapter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7 after…

Sec. 11. The voting methods, supplies, and equipment to be used at a primary election are the same as those prescribed by IC 3-11 as far as applicable and when consistent with this chapter. [1986 Recodification Citation: New.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 12. (a) In those precincts where ballot card voting systems are to be used, each county election board shall prepare and distribute separate primary ballots for each political party participating in a primary election at least equal in number to one hundred percent (100%) of…

Sec. 13. (a) The primary election paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels on an electronic voting system of each political party must be of uniform size and of the same quality paper as the paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels used at the general election. (b) Th…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.50; P.L.3-1993, SEC.92; P.L.3-1995, SEC.83; P.L.176-1999, SEC.56. P.L.202-1999, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.14-2004, SEC.194.

Sec. 14.1. (a) All the candidates for each office who have qualified in the manner prescribed by IC 3-8 for placement on the primary election ballot shall be grouped together under the name of the office and printed in type with uniform capital letters, with uniform space between…