Title 3, TITLE 3. ELECTIONS
169 chapters · 2,794 sections in this title.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-26 Factions within a political party; selection of names and
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devices Sec. 26. (a) If there is a division in a political party and two (2) or more factions claim the same party name, title, or device, the commission, or the county election board, if appropriate, shall give preference of name to the convention held at the time and place desi…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-27 Two or more conventions called by factions within a political
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party; selection of devices Sec. 27. If two (2) or more conventions are called by authorities claimed to be the rightful authorities of a political party, the commission or county election board shall select suitable devices to distinguish one (1) faction from the other and have …
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-28 Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving
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out of election district Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official wi…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-29 Candidates moving out of district or disqualified without
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withdrawal of candidacy; procedure Sec. 29. (a) This section applies: (1) if a person: (A) has been certified as a candidate in a certificate of nomination filed under this chapter; (B) moves from the election district that the person sought to represent following the filing of t…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-3 Error in certification
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Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), an error in certification discovered before sixty (60) days before a general election shall be corrected by the public officials charged with the duties of certification. (b) An error in certification of candidates for a town offi…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-30 Certification of write-in candidates
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Sec. 30. (a) Not later than noon on the date specified under section 16 of this chapter, the election division shall certify to each county election board: (1) the name of each individual who filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the election division; and…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-4 Person nominated within county or municipality; exemption
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from certification Sec. 4. A person nominated at a primary election held under this title within a county or a municipality does not have to be certified as a candidate to any election board. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-17(h) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-5 Furnishing list of candidates and delegates to election division
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Sec. 5. (a) Each circuit court clerk, not later than noon on the second Monday after a primary election conducted in a year in which a general election will be held, shall furnish the election division with a complete list of all: (1) candidates nominated; and (2) state conventio…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-6 Candidate lists furnished to state chairmen of major political
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parties Sec. 6. (a) Not later than noon ten (10) days after the certification of the canvass performed by the election division under IC 3-10-1-34, the secretary of state shall furnish to the state chairman of each major political party of the state a list, certified under the se…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-6.5 Delegate lists furnished to state chairmen of major political
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parties Sec. 6.5. (a) Not later than noon ten (10) days after receipt of the delegate lists from each circuit court clerk under section 5 of this chapter, the secretary of state shall furnish to the state chairman of each major political party of the state a list of individuals e…
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-7 Repealed
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[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-17(i) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-8 Certification of candidates nominated at state convention
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Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a state convention conducted by a political party described by IC 3-8-4-1. (b) The state chairman and state secretary of the political party holding the state convention shall certify each candidate nominated at the convention to the secretary …
Ind. Code § 3-8-7-9 Repealed
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[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-17.5 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.126; P.L.3-1997, SEC.155. Repealed by P.L.38-1999, SEC.73.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-1 Application of chapter
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Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to municipal elections in towns having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) that are not located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) Prison inmates may not be counted in determining popula…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-1.5 "Appointed member" defined
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Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "appointed member" refers to the member of a town election board who is also the town chairman of a major political party appointed under IC 3-8-5-3. As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.49.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-10 Repealed
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[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-3(b) part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.91. Repealed by P.L.4-1996, SEC.107.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-11 Chairman; secretary
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Sec. 11. The members of a town election board shall select one (1) of the appointed members to serve as chairman. The town clerk-treasurer shall serve as secretary of the board. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-4.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-12 Meetings
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Sec. 12. A town election board shall hold meetings on call of the chairman whenever necessary to perform its duties. If the chairman refuses, fails, or is unable to call a meeting, the two (2) remaining members may meet to perform the duties of the board. [Pre-1986 Recodification…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-13 Minutes of meetings; record of votes
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Sec. 13. Minutes of all town election board meetings and a record of the aye and nay vote of each member on all questions coming before the board shall be kept. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-5(b).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-14 Repealed
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[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-6.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-15 Deputy election commissioners; appointment and removal;
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residency; duties Sec. 15. (a) A town election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove deputy election commissioners. A deputy election commissioner appointed under this section must reside in the town of the election board that appointed the deputy commissioner. If a deputy…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-16 Employees
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Sec. 16. A town election board may appoint and at its pleasure remove clerks, custodians, and other employees that are necessary to execute its powers. The board may prescribe the duties, fix the rank, and fix the salaries of its appointees. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-17 Purchase of materials, supplies, and equipment
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Sec. 17. All materials, supplies, and equipment that are to be paid for out of the town treasury shall be purchased as provided by statute and paid upon claims filed with the town clerk-treasurer. The town election board must verify and approve the claims. [Pre-1986 Recodificatio…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-18 Audit of books
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Sec. 18. The books of a town election board shall be audited as are those of other town officials. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-7(d).] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-19 Assistance by town marshal
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Sec. 19. The town marshal, whenever called upon by a town election board, shall assist the board in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of its duties. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-8.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-2 Municipal elections in general election year; conduct by county
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election board; other municipal elections conducted by town election board Sec. 2. (a) The county election board shall conduct elections in towns for town offices or on public questions submitted to the voters of the town if the town office or public question will be placed on th…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-2.5 Town ordinance providing length of term for members of
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legislative body Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city unless the town has a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and less than one thousand four hundred (1,400). (b) A town may adopt an …
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-2.7 Town ordinance for changing times of election of municipal
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officers; effective date of ordinance or repealing ordinance Sec. 2.7. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) A town may adopt an ordinance during the year preceding a municipal election conducted unde…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-2.9 Changing the year municipal election is held; ordinance;
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exception Sec. 2.9. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city. (b) During the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter, a town may adopt an ordinance changing the time muni…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-20 Compensation of members
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Sec. 20. The town legislative body shall determine the compensation of each appointed member of a town election board. The town legislative body shall fix the compensation in the same manner as it fixes salaries. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.6-9.] As added by P.L.5-19…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-21 Powers and duties
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Sec. 21. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a town election board conducting a municipal election under this chapter, the town executive, the town clerk-treasurer, voters, and members of political parties in each town in which a municipal election is conducted under th…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-22 Precinct election board; members; designation of polls
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Sec. 22. (a) A town election board shall appoint a precinct election board for each precinct in the town. (b) If a precinct is wholly or partly in the town, the town election board may designate the polls for the precinct to be at the polls for an adjoining precinct, using the pr…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-23 Powers and duties of precinct election board
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Sec. 23. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a precinct election board for a municipal election has the same powers and duties, and is subject to the same qualifications and penalties, as a precinct election board appointed for a general election under IC 3-6-6-1. [Pre-…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-24 Poll clerks; assistant poll clerks
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Sec. 24. A town election board shall appoint two (2) poll clerks, and may appoint two (2) assistant poll clerks, of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the poll clerks and assistant poll clerks have the same powe…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-25 Election sheriffs; precinct judges functioning as sheriffs
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Sec. 25. (a) A town election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs of opposite political parties for each precinct in the town. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election sheriffs have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifications …
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-26 Nomination of inspector
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Sec. 26. The appointed member of a town election board who represents the major political party whose nominee received the highest number of votes in the county for secretary of state at the last election may nominate one (1) person to serve as inspector for each precinct in the …
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-27 Nomination of election officials
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Sec. 27. Each of the appointed members of a town election board may nominate: (1) one (1) person to serve as a judge; (2) one (1) person to serve as an election sheriff, except in a precinct subject to a resolution adopted under section 25 of this chapter; (3) one (1) person to s…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-28 Appointment of nominees; vacancies
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Sec. 28. A town election board shall appoint the persons who are nominated under sections 26 and 27 of this chapter. A vacancy in an office shall be filled by an appointment made upon the recommendation of the board member who nominated the original officer. [Pre-1986 Recodificat…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-29 Challengers; pollbook holders
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Sec. 29. Each political party that has a candidate on the ballot in a municipal election under this chapter may appoint one (1) challenger and one (1) pollbook holder for each precinct in the town. These persons have the same powers and duties, and are subject to the same qualifi…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-3 Municipal elections coinciding with general elections; conduct
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by county election board Sec. 3. If a town has established staggered terms for its town council, or has adopted an ordinance under section 2.7 or 2.9 of this chapter, the county election board shall conduct a municipal election in that town that coincides with a general election.…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-30 List of registered voters; copies
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Sec. 30. (a) The circuit court clerk or board of registration of each county in which a town described in section 1 of this chapter is located shall prepare copies of the list of registered voters for each precinct in the town at least ten (10) days before a municipal election un…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-31 Election equipment furnished by county election board
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Sec. 31. Upon request of a town election board, the county election board of each county in which the town is located shall furnish any available equipment that is necessary for a municipal election, including ballot card voting systems and electronic voting systems. The town sha…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-32 Method of voting; determination; duties of election officers
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Sec. 32. (a) A town election board shall determine what voting method will be used in a municipal election. (b) The town election board and its precinct election officers shall perform the duties of the county election board and its precinct election officers under IC 3-11 for ea…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-33 Canvass of votes; filing election materials
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Sec. 33. (a) A town election board shall canvass the votes from a municipal election in the manner prescribed by IC 3-12-4. (b) After completion of the canvass, the town election board shall immediately file the poll lists, ballots, tally sheets, and other election forms with the…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-34 Certification of vote; certificate of election or of approval or
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rejection of local public question Sec. 34. (a) After completing the canvass of votes under section 33 of this chapter, a town election board shall make out a certificate: (1) designating each office and public question; (2) stating the number of votes: (A) each candidate has rec…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-35 Appeals
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Sec. 35. (a) Any voter of a town who disagrees with a decision of the town clerk-treasurer or the town election board under this chapter may appeal the decision to the county election board of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the town before a munici…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-4 Agreements between county election board and town
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Sec. 4. (a) A county election board and a town may enter into a written agreement providing that the county election board will conduct a municipal primary or a municipal election, or both, in the town. (b) A town that enters into an agreement described in subsection (a) shall co…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-5 Town in county having a consolidated city; conduct of election
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by county election board Sec. 5. The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town that is located in a county having a consolidated city. The county election board shall conduct the municipal election in the same manner as it conducts a consolidated city ele…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-5.5 County election board conduct of town election unless town
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legislative body establishes election board Sec. 5.5. (a) The county election board shall conduct a municipal election in a town unless the town legislative body adopts a resolution during the period: (1) beginning January 1; and (2) ending August 8; before the municipal election…
Ind. Code § 3-10-7-5.7 Town election boards in towns outside Marion County;
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applicability of county vote center plans Sec. 5.7. (a) This section does not apply in a county having a consolidated city. (b) A town located wholly or partially within a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1 may adopt a resolution to establish a town elec…