§ 3-8-5-12 — Chairman and secretary of convention; items of business to be conducted; nomination of candidates; recess and reconvening

(a) The town chairman and secretary of each
town political party committee shall act as chairman and secretary of
their respective conventions.
(b) As the first item of convention business, the town chairman shall
make the initial determination regarding which individuals are eligible
to vote in the town convention under section 11 of this chapter. If an
individual objects to the determination of the chairman, the matter shall
be put to the vote of all those individuals whose eligibility to vote is not
in dispute.
(c) As the second item of convention business, the town chairman
shall submit copies of proposed rules to the members of the convention
for adoption. The rules must provide for at least the following:
(1) The voting method to be used for nominating candidates at the
convention.
(2) The method to be used for resolving tie votes.
(3) Any method for removing candidates from consideration by
the convention if no candidate receives a majority vote from all
voters casting a ballot at the convention.
(4) The rights of nonvoting observers, media, candidate watchers,
or others attending the convention.
(d) If the town chairman of the political party committee is unable
or unwilling to act as chairman of the convention, the secretary acts as
chairman until the convention elects a chairman of the convention from
among the voters attending the convention. If the town secretary of the
political party committee is unable or unwilling to act as secretary of
the convention, the convention shall elect a secretary of the convention
from among the voters attending the convention.
(e) After adoption of the convention rules, the convention may
proceed to vote on the candidates to be nominated. The candidates for
town offices must be nominated by a majority of the voters present and
voting. If more than one (1) person may be elected to an at-large town
council seat, the convention shall determine the total votes received by
each candidate for an at-large town council seat. The candidates who
receive the highest number of votes, up to the total number to be
elected, are the nominees of the convention.
(f) The town convention may recess and reconvene if a majority of
eligible voters at the convention adopt a motion to recess and
reconvene. The motion must state the date, time, and location of the
reconvening of the convention. However, a convention may not
reconvene on the date by which the certificate must be filed with the
circuit court clerk under section 13(d) of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-4(c).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.42; P.L.4-1991, SEC.40; P.L.3-1993, SEC.66; P.L.4-1996, SEC.29; P.L.230-2005, SEC.29; P.L.74-2017, SEC.27; P.L.74-2024, SEC.4.