§ 3-8-6-4 — Nature of office sought; independent candidates

Indiana § 3-8-6-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 8: CANDIDATES
• Ch. 6: Nomination by Petition for Independent or Minor

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(a) Each candidate nominated by petition under
section 2 of this chapter must be seeking an office that serves the entire
state or a congressional or legislative district, or the same political
subdivision.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a), candidates seeking a fiscal or
legislative body seat elected only by the voters of a district within a
county or municipality and candidates seeking an office to be voted on
by all the voters of the county or municipality are considered to be
seeking offices that serve the same political subdivision.
(c) An independent candidate may not include the name of any other
candidate on the petition or request to be placed on the ballot as
associated with any other candidate, except for the other candidate
included on an independent ticket for President and Vice President of
the United States or governor and lieutenant governor.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(d).]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.71; P.L.14-2004, SEC.62.