§ 3-8-2-12.5 — Declaration of intent to be write-in candidate; party affiliation

Indiana § 3-8-2-12.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 8: CANDIDATES
• Ch. 2: Declaration of Candidacy for Federal, State, Legislative,

Text

5. (a) This section applies to a declaration of
intent to be a write-in candidate in which the candidate states that the
candidate is affiliated with the political party.
(b) If a candidate claims affiliation with a political party:
(1) described by IC 3-8-4-1;
(2) of a candidate who has previously filed a petition of
nomination under IC 3-8-6; or
(3) whose name would result in voter confusion due to its
similarity with the name of a political party described in
subdivision (1) or (2);
a registered voter of the election district may question the validity of
the filing in accordance with IC 3-8-1-2. The commission or county
election board shall determine the validity of the questioned filing
under section 14 or section 18 of this chapter.
(c) Following the filing of a question under subsection (b) and not
later than the deadline for resolution of a question concerning a
candidacy under section 14 or section 18 of this chapter, a candidate
may file a written amendment to the declaration to alter the name of the
political party or to indicate that the candidate is independent.
(d) If:
(1) the commission or county election board determines that the
candidate's stated party affiliation is described under subsection
(b); and
(2) the candidate does not file an amendment under subsection
(c);
the commission or board shall deny the filing.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.125. Amended by P.L.9-2022, SEC.3.