Indiana § 3-8-2-6 Candidates who file with county election board; posting copy of
declarations of candidacy

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-8-2-6 — Candidates who file with county election board; posting copy of declarations of candidacy

Indiana § 3-8-2-6

Art. 8CANDIDATES

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

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Ind. Code § 3-8-2-6 (2026).

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(a)A declaration of candidacy for:

(1)any local office not described in section 5 of this chapter;

(2)precinct committeeman; or

(3)delegate to a state convention; shall be filed in the office of the county election board located in the county seat.

(b)Whenever the election district for a local office includes more than one (1) county, the declaration of candidacy shall be filed in the office of the county election board located in the county seat of the county that contains the greatest percentage of population of the election district.

(c)This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The chief deputy of the combined election board and board of registration shall post for public ins

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(a) A declaration of candidacy for:
(1) any local office not described in section 5 of this chapter;
(2) precinct committeeman; or
(3) delegate to a state convention;
shall be filed in the office of the county election board located in the
county seat.
(b) Whenever the election district for a local office includes more
than one (1) county, the declaration of candidacy shall be filed in the
office of the county election board located in the county seat of the
county that contains the greatest percentage of population of the
election district.
(c) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more
than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred
thousand (700,000). The chief deputy of the combined election board
and board of registration shall post for public inspection a copy of each
declaration of candidacy filed under this section on the day the
declaration is filed.
(d) This subsection applies if an election district for a local office is
located in more than one (1) county. The circuit court clerk of the
county having the greatest percentage of population of the election
district shall promptly certify the names of each of the candidates that
have filed a declaration of candidacy to be a candidate for the office in
the election district to the county election board of each other county
in which the election district is located.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(a) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.98; P.L.7-1991, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.5; P.L.3-1997, SEC.121; P.L.11-2023, SEC.4; P.L.227-2023, SEC.38.