Indiana Code
Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years
3-10-1-18. Candidates Ordered Alphabetically by Surname; Exception for Certain Counties

Sec. 18. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b), the names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8 shall be arranged in alphabetical order by surnames under the designation of the office.
(b) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The names of all candidates for each office who have qualified under IC 3-8, except for a school board office, precinct committeeman, or state convention delegate, shall be arranged in random order by surnames under the designation of the office. The random order shall be determined using a lottery. The lottery held in accordance with this subsection shall be conducted in public by the county election board. The lottery shall be held not later than fifteen (15) days following the last day for a declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2-4. All candidates whose names are to be arranged by way of the lottery shall be notified at least five (5) days prior to the lottery of the time and place at which the lottery is to be held. Each candidate may have one (1) designated watcher, and each county political party may have one (1) designated watcher who shall be allowed to observe the lottery procedure.
(c) For paper ballots, the left margin of the ballot for each political party must show the name of the uppermost candidate printed to the right of the number 1, the next candidate number 2, the next candidate number 3, and so on, consecutively to the end of the ballot as prescribed in section 19 of this chapter. If ordered by a county election board or a board of elections and registration under IC 3-11-15-13.1(b), a ballot number or other candidate designation uniquely associated with the candidate must be displayed on the electronic voting system and printed on the ballot cards.
(d) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). If there is insufficient room on a row to list each candidate of a political party, a second or subsequent row may be utilized. However, a second or subsequent row may not be utilized unless the first row, and all preceding rows, have been filled.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-7 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.155; P.L.7-1991, SEC.2; P.L.12-1992, SEC.6; P.L.1-1993, SEC.6; P.L.5-1994, SEC.1; P.L.221-2005, SEC.28; P.L.76-2014, SEC.28.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 3. Elections

Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections

Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years

3-10-1-1. Application of Chapter

3-10-1-2. Political Parties Required to Hold Primary Election

3-10-1-3. Date of Primary

3-10-1-4. Nomination of Candidates for Certain Offices; Voting on Candidates, Election of Delegates, and Election of Precinct Committeeman

3-10-1-4.5. Election of Precinct Committeemen; Service of Precinct Committeemen After Precinct Boundary Change

3-10-1-4.6. Election of Precinct Committeemen of Indiana Republican Party

3-10-1-5. Noncontested Races and Unopposed Candidates

3-10-1-6. Eligible Voters

3-10-1-7. Repealed

3-10-1-7.1. Copy of Registration Record and Voter Signatures; Evidence of Right to Vote

3-10-1-7.2. Proof of Identification; Exception; Failure to Produce; Challenge; Provisional Ballot

3-10-1-8. Voter Name Not on Registration Record, Certified Copy of Registration Record, or Electronic Poll List; Certificate of Error; Casting Provisional Ballot

3-10-1-9. Challenging Voter

3-10-1-10. Persons Entitled to Challenge Voter

3-10-1-10.5. Challenged Voter Entitled to Cast Provisional Ballot; Exception

3-10-1-11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment

3-10-1-12. Preparation and Distribution of Ballots

3-10-1-13. Specifications for Ballots

3-10-1-14. Repealed

3-10-1-14.1. Printing Names on Ballot

3-10-1-15. Separate Ticket for Each Political Party; Placement of Names Under Office Designation

3-10-1-16. Number of Candidates for Whom Each Person May Vote

3-10-1-17. Colored Ballot Labels; Party Designation

3-10-1-18. Candidates Ordered Alphabetically by Surname; Exception for Certain Counties

3-10-1-19. Form of Ballot and Public Questions; Order of Offices and Public Questions on Ballot

3-10-1-19.2. Order of Districts and Candidates on Ballot

3-10-1-19.5. Alternative Order of County Offices

3-10-1-19.7. Certain Information Not Required on Ballot

3-10-1-20. Repealed

3-10-1-21. Sample Ballots

3-10-1-22. Repealed

3-10-1-23. Voting Systems in County Having a City

3-10-1-24. Voter Information Verification; Change of Address Within Precinct; Transfer of Registration

3-10-1-24.5. Repealed

3-10-1-24.6. Voter Identity Check; Comparison of Signatures

3-10-1-25. Paper Ballots or Ballot Card System; Procedures

3-10-1-26. Paper Ballots; Folding; Delivery to Inspector

3-10-1-27. Party Identification Card Receipt; Voting Time Limits

3-10-1-28. Depositing and Counting Party Identification Cards

3-10-1-28.5. Ballot Card Voting System; Procedures

3-10-1-29. Canvass of Votes

3-10-1-30. Mutilated and Unvoted Ballots or Ballot Cards; Counting, Sealing and Labeling

3-10-1-31. Repealed

3-10-1-31.1. Applicability; Delivery, Retention, and Disposal of Election Materials; Retention Period; Use of Election Materials to Update Voter Registration Record; Confidentiality of Materials

3-10-1-31.2. Update of Registration Record; Time

3-10-1-31.3. Voter Political Party Not Recorded at Primary Election; How Recorded on Voter's Registration Record

3-10-1-32. Returns

3-10-1-33. Duplicate Copy of Returns; Transmission to Election Division

3-10-1-34. Canvass of Votes by Election Division

3-10-1-35. Publication of Notices