Indiana § 3-10-6-12 Nomination of candidates for town offices by certain political parties

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-10-6-12 — Nomination of candidates for town offices by certain political parties

Indiana § 3-10-6-12

Art. 10PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF

Ch. 6Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large

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Ind. Code § 3-10-6-12 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to a political party:

(1)not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and

(2)not required to nominate candidates by a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6.

(b)The political party may conduct a convention to nominate candidates for city or town office not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-7(a)(1) for a major political party to act to fill a candidate vacancy.

(c)The chairman and secretary of the convention shall execute and acknowledge a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention in accordance with IC 3-8-5-13. The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of population of the municipality not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-15(c) for a

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(a) This section applies to a political party:
(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and
(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of
nomination under IC 3-8-6.
(b) The political party may conduct a convention to nominate
candidates for city or town office not later than noon on the date
specified by IC 3-13-1-7(a)(1) for a major political party to act to fill
a candidate vacancy.
(c) The chairman and secretary of the convention shall execute and
acknowledge a certificate setting forth the nominees of the convention
in accordance with IC 3-8-5-13. The certificate must be filed with the
circuit court clerk of the county containing the greatest percentage of
population of the municipality 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.
(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a
consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated
by petition under IC 3-8-6. The consent must be filed with the
certificate under subsection (c).
(e) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a
statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter
registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the
consent to the nomination. If there is a difference between the name on
the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the
candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent
to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter
registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(d). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall
change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the
same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.
(f) A question concerning the validity of a candidate's nomination
under this section shall be determined by a county election board in
accordance with IC 3-13-1-16.5(b) and IC 3-13-1-16.5(c).
(g) A nominee who wants to withdraw must file a notice of
withdrawal in accordance with IC 3-8-7-28.