Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS

Sec. 8.2. (a) This section applies to a candidate who is nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6. (b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date. (c) The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individu…

candidate Sec. 8.4. (a) This section applies to a candidate who files a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2. (b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date. (c) The period for the first report required for a cand…

Sec. 8.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate who is selected to fill a vacancy on the ballot under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2. (b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the period for the fir…

municipal primary or election not conducted Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), in a year in which a candidate is not a candidate for election to an office to which this article applies or does not seek nomination at a caucus or state convention for electio…

Sec. 1. Whenever the Congress of the United States proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States and proposes that it be ratified by conventions in the several states, the governor shall fix, by proclamation, the date of an election to elect the delegates to the …

Sec. 10. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter may not include a candidate's political party or political designation. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 11. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter may not contain the name of a candidate whose position as stated is inconsistent with that of another candidate on the same petition. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 12. A person may not sign both a petition for a candidate in favor of ratification and a petition for a candidate opposed to ratification. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 13. All petitions and acceptances must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon thirty (30) days before the date of the election. The clerk shall preserve the petitions and make them available for public inspection. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5…

Sec. 14. The candidates whose nominating petitions have been signed by the highest number of voters are nominated. Ties shall be resolved by lot drawn by the commission. If a written objection is not filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon ten (10) days after the fi…

Sec. 15. If an objection to a decision of the circuit court clerk is made, the clerk shall immediately certify the objection and the petition to the election division. The commission shall consider the objection, and the decision of the commission is final. [Pre-1986 Recodificati…

Sec. 16. Not later than noon fifteen (15) days after the petitions have been filed with the circuit court clerk, the clerk shall certify the names of the successful nominees to the election division. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6…

Sec. 17. The election required by section 1 of this chapter shall be conducted by ballot. The ballot must state first the substance of the proposed constitutional amendment, followed by appropriate instructions to the voters. The ballot then must be in the form prescribed by the …

Sec. 18. The ballot prescribed by section 17 of this chapter shall be arranged so that a voter may, by making a single voting mark, vote for an entire group of nominees whose names are in one column. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.183. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.

Sec. 2. The electorate of the whole state may vote at the election required by section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-2.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 20. Each county election board shall prepare the ballots in series equal to the total number of delegates to be elected. The names of the candidates shall be arranged in alphabetical order in the first series of ballots printed. On the next series printed the first name shal…

Sec. 21. A voter shall indicate a choice by making one (1) or more voting marks in the appropriate spaces provided on the ballot. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.11.

Sec. 22. The nominees who receive the highest number of votes, up to the total number to be chosen, are the delegates to the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-7 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 23. Not later than noon ten (10) days after the election, each circuit court clerk shall: (1) certify the election of each delegate to the election division; and (2) deliver a certificate of election to each successful delegate. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 pa…

Sec. 24. If there is a vacancy in the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter, the vacancy shall be filled by majority vote of the delegates from the county in which the vacancy exists. If the convention does not have another delegate from that county, the governor sha…

Sec. 25. The delegates certified under section 23 of this chapter shall meet in convention in the chamber of the Indiana house of representatives on the third Monday following the election at 2 p.m. to pass upon the question of whether or not to ratify the proposed constitutional…

Sec. 26. The lieutenant governor shall call the convention to order. A justice of the supreme court shall administer the oath of office. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-9 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.

Sec. 27. The convention: (1) is the judge of the election and qualifications of its members; (2) may elect its president, secretary, and other officers; and (3) may adopt its own rules. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-9 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.…

Sec. 28. (a) The convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings and debates in which the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed constitutional amendment shall be recorded. (b) Upon final adjournment the journal shall be filed with the election d…

Sec. 29. (a) If the convention agrees to the ratification of the proposed constitutional amendment by majority vote of the delegates elected to the convention, the president and secretary of the convention shall execute a certificate to that effect and transmit the certificate to…

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election required by section 1 of this chapter shall be conducted and the results ascertained, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as an election of governor. All of the other provisions of this title apply to the …

Sec. 30. If at or about the time of submitting a constitutional amendment, Congress, either in the resolution submitting the amendment or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the conventions are to be constituted and does not except from the resolution or statute states tha…

Sec. 4. Each county election board shall conduct the election required by section 1 of this chapter. The precinct election officers consist of one (1) inspector and two (2) poll clerks to be appointed by the county election board at least ten (10) days before the election. These …

Sec. 5. Each county shall elect at least one (1) delegate to the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter. In addition, each county having a population greater than twenty thousand (20,000) shall elect one (1) additional delegate for each additional twenty thousand (20,…

Sec. 6. A candidate for delegate to a convention held under this chapter must be: (1) a resident of the county; and (2) a registered voter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.178.

Sec. 7. Nomination of a candidate for delegate to a convention held under this chapter must be by petition. Before the candidate's name is placed on a petition, the candidate must file in the office of the circuit court clerk of the county in which the candidate resides a declara…

Sec. 8. A single petition required by section 7 of this chapter may nominate any number of candidates, but not more than the total number of delegates to be elected from the county. A petition must be signed by at least five hundred (500) voters for each delegate nominated. [Pre-…

Sec. 9. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter must contain the candidates' names, the candidates' residence address with the street and number (if any), and a declaration and pledge that each candidate will, if elected, vote for or against ratification at the conventio…

issuance of certificate Sec. 1. (a) Whenever a candidate is elected to a local office that is commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5, the circuit court clerk shall prepare a statement specifying the number of votes received by each candidate for that office. (b) The statem…

Sec. 1.5. (a) This section applies to a statement required to be transmitted to the election division by a circuit court clerk under this chapter. (b) A statement described in subsection (a) shall be sent by using the computerized list established under IC 3-7-26.3 unless the ele…

Representative; transmission of certificate of election; seal and attestation Sec. 10. The election division shall transmit to each candidate certified under section 9 of this chapter an original copy of the certificate of election. The secretary of state shall seal and attest th…

by candidate for legislative office in county; transmittal to election division Sec. 11. (a) As soon as practical, but no later than noon on the second Monday following an election for a legislative office, each circuit court clerk shall: (1) prepare a certified statement specify…

and transmit certificate of election; tie votes Sec. 12. (a) Upon receipt of the certified statements under section 11 of this chapter, the election division shall: (1) immediately total all certified statements from each senate and house district; and (2) promptly prepare and tr…

evidenced by face of certified statement Sec. 13. The election division may not reject a certified statement received from a circuit court clerk under section 6 or 11 of this chapter but shall estimate, aggregate, and tabulate the total number of votes as evidenced by the face of…

Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to the correction of an error under IC 3-12-6-29 or IC 3-12-11-23. (b) The county election board or the election division shall correct an error in the certification of the vote for a candidate or on a public question if the error is disco…

to make correction Sec. 15. If a circuit court clerk or the election division fails or refuses to correct an error as required by section 14 of this chapter, then any voter may bring a civil action to enforce the duty to make the correction. A civil action under this section must…

Sec. 16. A certificate of election may not be issued until the period allowed under section 14 of this chapter for the discovery and correction of errors has expired. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-7 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.59.…

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-7.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.

dies or is disqualified before new term of office begins Sec. 18. (a) This section applies if the individual: (1) holds a local office; (2) is elected to another term in that office; and (3) dies or is otherwise disqualified to serve in the office before the date that the individ…

candidate's election on demand Sec. 2. (a) Whenever a candidate is elected: (1) to a local or school board office other than: (A) one for which a town clerk-treasurer issues a certificate of election under IC 3-10-7-34; or (B) one commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5; or…

as if elected Sec. 3. Whenever a candidate for a local office described in section 2 of this chapter is unopposed, the circuit court clerk shall, upon demand of the candidate, certify the candidate in the same manner as if elected to the office. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation:…

informality in election return to election division Sec. 4. The governor may not withhold a commission because of a defect or informality in an election return to the election division if it can be determined with reasonable certainty from the return what office is intended and w…

transmission of statements Sec. 5. (a) Not later than noon on the second Monday following an election for governor and lieutenant governor, each circuit court clerk shall prepare a certified statement showing the number of votes each candidate received. The clerk shall transmit t…

Sec. 6. (a) Not later than noon on the second Monday following an election, each circuit court clerk shall prepare a certified statement under the clerk's seal of the number of votes received by each candidate for: (1) federal office; (2) state office; (3) legislative office; and…