§ 3-8-2-20 — Notice of withdrawal of candidacy

Indiana § 3-8-2-20

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

Text

(a) A person who files a declaration of
candidacy under this chapter may, at any time not later than noon
eighty-one (81) days before the date set for holding the primary
election, file a statement with the same office where the person filed
the declaration of candidacy, stating that the person is no longer a
candidate and does not wish the person's name to appear on the primary
election ballot as a candidate.
(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming
disqualified. The filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to
a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.
(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the
candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal
immediately after changing the candidate's residence. The filing
requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal
filed under this subsection.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-9(a).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.35; P.L.5-1989, SEC.28; P.L.4-1991, SEC.37; P.L.3-1997, SEC.131; P.L.9-2004, SEC.9; P.L.230-2005, SEC.25; P.L.225-2011, SEC.30; P.L.123-2020, SEC.1.