Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a municipal primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May 2023 and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b) Each political party whose nominee received at least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast in the state for secretary of state at the last election shall nominate all candidates to be voted for at the municipal election to be held in November.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.46; P.L.122-2000, SEC.10; P.L.230-2005, SEC.42; P.L.74-2017, SEC.38; P.L.193-2021, SEC.27.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections
3-10-6-1. Application of Chapter
3-10-6-2. Date of Municipal Primary; Political Parties Entitled to Nominate Candidates
3-10-6-2.5. Town Ordinance to Stagger Terms of Members of Legislative Body
3-10-6-2.6. Election of Town Officers in Year of No General Election for Short Term; Ordinance
3-10-6-3. Other Times for Holding Primary Elections
3-10-6-4. Noncontested Primary Races; Unopposed Candidates
3-10-6-4.5. Primary Elections in Towns Adopting Ordinance Under Ic 36-5-2-4.5
3-10-6-5. Date of Municipal Election
3-10-6-6. Other Times for Electing Town Officers
3-10-6-7.5. Restrictions on Municipal Office Elections; Nominees on Ballot; Exception by Resolution
3-10-6-7.6. Elections for Municipal Offices; Prohibition
3-10-6-8. Rights, Duties, and Required Assistance
3-10-6-11. Municipal Precincts; Use of Adjoining Precinct Polls
3-10-6-12. Nomination of Candidates for Town Offices by Certain Political Parties