§ 3-8-5-14.7 — Validity of documents

Indiana § 3-8-5-14.7

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 8: CANDIDATES
• Ch. 5: Town Conventions and Major Political Party

Text

7. (a) All questions regarding the validity of:
(1) a declaration of candidacy;
(2) a petition of nomination; or
(3) a certificate of nomination of a candidate by a town
convention;
subject to this chapter shall be filed under IC 3-8-1-2, with the county
election board of the county where the declaration of candidacy was
filed, not later than noon seven (7) days after the final date for filing a
certificate under section 13(d) of this chapter. The question shall be
referred to and determined by the town election board (or by the
appropriate county election board if a county election board is
conducting the election for the town).
(b) The election board shall rule on the validity of any document
described in subsection (a) not later than noon seven (7) days following
the deadline for filing of the document required by subsection (a).
(c) A question regarding the validity of a declaration to be a write-in
candidate for election to a town office must be filed under IC 3-8-1-2
not later than the date and time specified by IC 3-8-2-14(c), and shall
be determined by the election board not later than the date and time
specified by IC 3-8-2-14(c).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.144-1999, SEC.4; P.L.14-2004, SEC.60; P.L.278-2019, SEC.27.