Indiana § 3-8-2-19 Publishing and filing notice of election; exceptions

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-8-2-19 — Publishing and filing notice of election; exceptions

Indiana § 3-8-2-19

Art. 8CANDIDATES

Ch. 2Declaration of Candidacy for Federal, State, Legislative,

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Ind. Code § 3-8-2-19 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsection (b), upon receipt of the certified list under section 17 of this chapter, a county election board shall immediately compile under the proper political party designation the following:

(1)The title of each office.

(2)The name of each individual who has filed a request to be placed on the presidential primary ballot.

(3)The names of all persons for whom declarations of candidacy have been filed for nomination to an office on the primary election ballot.

(4)The text of any public question to be placed on the ballot.

(5)The date of the primary election.

(6)The hours during which the polls will be open.

(7)The dates, times, and locations of voting at the circuit court clerk's office and at satellite offices under IC 3-11-10-26.

(b)The county election

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), upon
receipt of the certified list under section 17 of this chapter, a county
election board shall immediately compile under the proper political
party designation the following:
(1) The title of each office.
(2) The name of each individual who has filed a request to be
placed on the presidential primary ballot.
(3) The names of all persons for whom declarations of candidacy
have been filed for nomination to an office on the primary
election ballot.
(4) The text of any public question to be placed on the ballot.
(5) The date of the primary election.
(6) The hours during which the polls will be open.
(7) The dates, times, and locations of voting at the circuit court
clerk's office and at satellite offices under IC 3-11-10-26.
(b) The county election board is not required to compile under
subsection (a) information concerning precinct committeemen or state
convention delegates.
(c) The county election board shall do the following:
(1) Publish the information described in subsection (a) before the
primary election in accordance with IC 5-3-1.
(2) File a copy of the information described in subsection (a):
(A) with the election division; and
(B) in the minutes of the county election board.
(d) The county election board shall file the copies required under
subsection (c)(2) not later than noon ten (10) days before election day.
(e) An election is not invalidated by the failure of the board to
comply with this section.
(f) If the county election board receives an amendment from the
election division under section 17 of this chapter after:
(1) compilation of the information described in subsection (a) has
occurred; or
(2) the board determines that it is impractical to recompile
completely revised information;
the board is only required to file a copy of the amendment with the
minutes of the board.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-8.1 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.34; P.L.3-1997, SEC.130; P.L.38-1999, SEC.25; P.L.179-2011, SEC.4; P.L.216-2015, SEC.6; P.L.109-2021, SEC.9; P.L.240-2025, SEC.19.