Indiana § 3-8-7-28 Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of
election district

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-8-7-28 — Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of election district

Indiana § 3-8-7-28

Art. 8CANDIDATES

Ch. 7Certification of Nominees and Ballot Placement

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Ind. Code § 3-8-7-28 (2026).

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(a)Except as provided in subsections (b) and

(c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official with whom the certificate of nomination was filed by noon:

(1)July 15 before a general or municipal election;

(2)August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10;

(3)on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5;

(4)on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7;

(5)on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4; or

(6)forty-five (45) days before a special election.

(b)A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file

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(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a
notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official with whom the
certificate of nomination was filed by noon:
(1) July 15 before a general or municipal election;
(2) August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10;
(3) on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5;
(4) on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7;
(5) on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4; or
(6) forty-five (45) days before a special election.
(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming
disqualified. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a)
do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.
(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the
candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal
immediately after changing the candidate's residence. IC 3-8-8-7 and
the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of
withdrawal filed under this subsection.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-9.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.137; P.L.4-1991, SEC.42; P.L.14-2004, SEC.69; P.L.194-2013, SEC.31; P.L.169-2015, SEC.68; P.L.216-2015, SEC.8.