Sec. 18. (a) This subsection applies to an office to which only one (1) candidate may be elected. If a certificate or petition of nomination contains the name of more than one (1) candidate for the office, none of the names of the candidates on the certificate or petition may be printed on the ballot as a candidate for the office.
(b) This subsection applies to an office for which more than one (1) candidate may be elected. If the certificate or petition contains the names of more than the total number of candidates that may be elected to that office, none of the names of the candidates on the certificate or petition may be printed on the ballot as a candidate for the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.9-2004, SEC.11.
Structure Indiana Code
Chapter 7. Certification of Nominees and Ballot Placement
3-8-7-2. Certification of Primary Results by Election Division
3-8-7-3. Error in Certification
3-8-7-4. Person Nominated Within County or Municipality; Exemption From Certification
3-8-7-5. Furnishing List of Candidates and Delegates to Election Division
3-8-7-6. Candidate Lists Furnished to State Chairmen of Major Political Parties
3-8-7-6.5. Delegate Lists Furnished to State Chairmen of Major Political Parties
3-8-7-8. Certification of Candidates Nominated at State Convention
3-8-7-10. County, City, or Town Conventions; Certificates of Nomination; Requirements
3-8-7-11. Device Used to Designate Candidates
3-8-7-12. Place to File Certificates
3-8-7-13. Candidates to Satisfy Statutory Eligibility Requirements
3-8-7-14. Deadline for Filing Certificate of Nomination; Exception for President and Vice President
3-8-7-15. Special Election Called by Governor; Filing of Certificate of Nomination
3-8-7-17. Notice That Person Will Not Accept Nomination
3-8-7-18. Certificate or Petition Containing Names of More Than One Candidate
3-8-7-19. Names to Appear Only Once on Ballot; Candidate for Federal Office and Vice President
3-8-7-20. Person Nominated by Two or More Nominating Procedures
3-8-7-22. Failure to Make Election
3-8-7-23. Place of Name on Ballot Following Election
3-8-7-24. Preservation of Certificates and Petitions of Nomination
3-8-7-25. Nominees Entitled to Have Names on Ballot
3-8-7-25.5. Statement Designating Former and Current Legal Name of Candidate
3-8-7-26. Factions Within a Political Party; Selection of Names and Devices
3-8-7-27. Two or More Conventions Called by Factions Within a Political Party; Selection of Devices
3-8-7-28. Notice of Withdrawal; Withdrawal, Disqualification, or Moving Out of Election District