§ 3-8-5-17 — Nomination for town offices by certain political parties

Indiana § 3-8-5-17

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

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(a) This section applies to a political party:
(1) not qualified to conduct a primary election under IC 3-10; and
(2) not required to nominate candidates by a petition of
nomination under IC 3-8-6.
(b) An individual who desires to be nominated for a town office by
the political party must file a declaration of candidacy in the same
manner as a candidate for nomination by a major political party under
section 10.5 of this chapter. If a convention would be required for the
political party under section 10 of this chapter, the political party shall
conduct a convention to nominate candidates for town office not later
than the date for conducting a major party town convention under
section 10 of this chapter.
(c) The chairman and secretary of the town convention shall
execute, acknowledge, and file a certificate setting forth the nominees
of the convention in accordance with section 13 of this chapter.
(d) Each candidate nominated under this section shall execute a
consent to the nomination in the same form as a candidate nominated
by petition under IC 3-8-6. The consent must be filed with the
certificate under subsection (c). An individual who wishes to withdraw
as a candidate after nomination by the convention must do so in the
manner prescribed by section 14.5 of this chapter.
(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate and
each candidate's consent with the town clerk-treasurer in accordance
with section 13 of this chapter.
(f) A candidate's consent to the nomination must include a statement
that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter
registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the
declaration of candidacy. If there is a difference between the name on
the candidate's consent to the nomination and the name on the
candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the consent
to the nomination is filed shall forward the information to the voter
registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(d). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall
change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be the
same as the name on the candidate's consent to the nomination.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.26; P.L.202-1999, SEC.6; P.L.227-2023, SEC.43.