Indiana § 3-8-5-13 Certificate of nomination

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-8-5-13 — Certificate of nomination

Indiana § 3-8-5-13

Art. 8CANDIDATES

Ch. 5Town Conventions and Major Political Party

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Ind. Code § 3-8-5-13 (2026).

Text

(a)The chairman and secretary of a town convention shall execute a certificate of nomination in writing, setting out the following:

(1)The name of each nominee as:

(A)the nominee wants the nominee's name to appear on the ballot; and

(B)the nominee's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7. The certificate must specify, by a designation described in IC 3-5-7-5, each designation that the nominee wants to use that is permitted by IC 3-5-7.

(2)The residence address of each nominee.

(3)The office for which each nominee was nominated.

(4)That each nominee is legally qualified to hold office.

(b)Both the chairman and secretary shall acknowledge the certificate before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds.

(c)The certificate must be filed with the circuit

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(a) The chairman and secretary of a town
convention shall execute a certificate of nomination in writing, setting
out the following:
(1) The name of each nominee as:
(A) the nominee wants the nominee's name to appear on the
ballot; and
(B) the nominee's name is permitted to appear on the ballot
under IC 3-5-7.
The certificate must specify, by a designation described in IC 3-5-7-5, each designation that the nominee wants to use that is
permitted by IC 3-5-7.
(2) The residence address of each nominee.
(3) The office for which each nominee was nominated.
(4) That each nominee is legally qualified to hold office.
(b) Both the chairman and secretary shall acknowledge the
certificate before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of
deeds.
(c) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the
county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town.
(d) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later
than noon August 28 before the municipal election.
(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate with
the town clerk-treasurer no later than noon September 4.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-4(d)
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.116; P.L.10-1988, SEC.43; P.L.3-1989, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.67; P.L.144-1999, SEC.3; P.L.202-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.59; P.L.227-2023, SEC.42.