Sec. 9. (a) A petition required by section 8 of this chapter must request that the name of the candidate be placed on the ballot at the primary election.
(b) The county voter registration office in the county where a petitioner is registered must certify whether each petitioner is a voter at the residence address listed in the petition at the time the petition is being processed, and whether that address is located within the election district for the office. The certification must accompany and be part of the petition.
(c) If a county is part of more than one (1) congressional district, the certificate must indicate the number of petitioners from that county who reside in each congressional district.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(c) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.24; P.L.194-2013, SEC.14.
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