Sec. 4. (a) A declaration of candidacy for a primary election must be filed not later than noon eighty-eight (88) days and not earlier than one hundred eighteen (118) days before the primary election. The declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(b) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must be filed:
(1) not earlier than the first date specified in IC 3-8-6-10(b) for the timely filing of a petition of nomination; and
(2) not later than noon on the date specified by IC 3-13-1-15(c) for a major political party to file a certificate of candidate selection.
The declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.
(c) During a year in which a federal decennial census, federal special census, special tabulation, or corrected population count becomes effective under IC 1-1-3.5, a declaration of:
(1) candidacy may be filed for an office that will appear on the primary election ballot; or
(2) intent to be a write-in candidate may be filed for an office that will appear on the general, municipal, or school board election ballot;
that year as a result of the new tabulation of population or corrected population count.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.96; P.L.1-1988, SEC.5; P.L.10-1988, SEC.32; P.L.5-1989, SEC.23; P.L.2-1990, SEC.6; P.L.4-1991, SEC.35; P.L.10-1992, SEC.12; P.L.3-1993, SEC.59; P.L.3-1997, SEC.120; P.L.14-2004, SEC.54; P.L.230-2005, SEC.23; P.L.164-2006, SEC.58; P.L.225-2011, SEC.25; P.L.219-2013, SEC.19.
Structure Indiana Code
3-8-2-1. Application of Chapter
3-8-2-2. Necessity of Declaration of Candidacy for Nomination at Primary Election
3-8-2-2.5. Requirements for Write-in Candidates
3-8-2-2.7. Withdrawal of a Write-in Candidate
3-8-2-5. Candidates Who File With Secretary of State
3-8-2-6. Candidates Who File With County Election Board; Posting Copy of Declarations of Candidacy
3-8-2-7. Declaration of Candidacy; Contents
3-8-2-9. Form of Petition; Certification
3-8-2-10. Submission of Petition to County Voter Registration Office; Return of Petition
3-8-2-12.5. Declaration of Intent to Be Write-in Candidate; Party Affiliation
3-8-2-13. Release of List of Candidates
3-8-2-14. Questions Concerning Validity of Declaration
3-8-2-15. Declarations for More Than One Compensated Office
3-8-2-16. Declarations for More Than One Political Party
3-8-2-17. Certified List of Candidates
3-8-2-18. Questions Concerning Declarations of Candidacy
3-8-2-19. Publishing and Filing Notice of Election
3-8-2-20. Notice of Withdrawal of Candidacy
3-8-2-21. Withdrawal of Declaration of Candidacy
3-8-2-23. Candidate Moving From District in Which Running; Action Upon Failure to Withdraw