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IN Code § 3-5-5-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Standards for Determining Residency|3-5-5-14. Establishment of Voting Residence Separate From Spouse; Intent; Conduct to Carry Out Intent

Sec. 14. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, a married person who does not live in a household with the person's spouse may establish a separate residence from the residence of the person's spouse by intending to do so and engaging in conduct to carry out that intent.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.15.
IN Code § 3-5-5-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Standards for Determining Residency|3-5-5-15. Unmarried Person; Place Where Person Usually Sleeps; Intent; Conduct to Carry Out Intent

Sec. 15. Subject to section 6 of this chapter, the residence of a person who:(1) is unmarried; and(2) does not have an immediate family;is where the person usually sleeps if that is the intent of the person, and the person engages in conduct to carry out that intent.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.16.
IN Code § 3-5-5-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Standards for Determining Residency|3-5-5-16. Residents of Veterans Home

Sec. 16. A person who resides in a veterans home is a resident of the precinct in which the home is located.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10.
IN Code § 3-5-5-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Standards for Determining Residency|3-5-5-17. Persons Committed to Mental Health Institutions

Sec. 17. (a) This section applies to an individual who is:(1) adjudged mentally ill; and(2) committed to an institution for individuals with a mental illness.(b) An individual described in subsection (a) has only one (1) residence for purposes of this title.(c) An individual described in subsection (a) may state the individual's residence as either of the following, but not both:(1) The address of the institution where the individual has been committed.(2) The address where the individual lives when the individual is not committed to an institution.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.99-2007, SEC.4; P.L.3-2018, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-5-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 5. Standards for Determining Residency|3-5-5-18. Nontraditional Residence

Sec. 18. Notwithstanding IC 3-5-2-42.5, an individual with a nontraditional residence whose residence is within a precinct, but is not fixed or permanent, resides in that precinct.As added by P.L.12-1995, SEC.10.
IN Code § 3-5-6-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter must be used to determine whether a registered voter has signed a document required or permitted to be certified by a county voter registration office.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-5-6-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-2. Resolution of Reasonable Doubt in Favor of Registered Voter

Sec. 2. In a case where:(1) the county voter registration office is uncertain whether a signature has been affixed by a registered voter; and(2) this chapter does not establish a standard to be applied in that case;a reasonable doubt must be resolved in favor of the registered voter, and the signature must be certified as valid.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-5-6-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-3. Variations From Name in County Records

Sec. 3. Whenever the name of an individual, as printed or signed, contains a minor variation from the name of a registered voter as set forth in the records of the county voter registration office, the signature must be certified as valid.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-5-6-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-4. Minor Variations in Addresses

Sec. 4. Whenever the residence address or mailing address of an individual contains a minor variation from the residence address or mailing address of a registered voter, the signature must be certified as valid.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-5-6-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-5. Substantial Variations in Addresses

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding sections 3 and 4 of this chapter, if the residence address or mailing address of an individual contains a substantial variation from the residence address or mailing address of a registered voter as set forth in the records of the county voter registration office, the signature is invalid and may not be certified.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19.
IN Code § 3-5-6-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 6. Standards for Certifying Documents Signed by Registered Voters|3-5-6-6. Substantial Conformity of Signatures Required

Sec. 6. (a) Whenever the signature of an individual does not substantially conform with the signature of the registered voter with the name and address in the records of the county voter registration office, the signature is invalid and may not be certified.(b) In determining whether a signature substantially conforms with a voter's signature in the records of the county voter registration office, the office must certify the signature if the office determines that lack of conformity may reasonably be attributed to the age, disability, or impairment of the voter.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-1. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter does not apply to the following:(1) A candidate for precinct committeeman.(2) A candidate for delegate to a political party convention.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-2. "Designation" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "designation" refers to a name, a nickname, an initial, an abbreviation, or a number used to identify an individual.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-3. "Name" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "name" refers to any of the following:(1) An individual's given name.(2) An individual's surname.(3) An individual's middle name.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-4. Candidate's Legal Name

Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of placement of a candidate's name on the ballot, a candidate's legal name is determined under this section.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate's legal name is considered to be the name shown on the candidate's birth certificate.(c) If a candidate:(1) uses a name after marriage as described in subsection (d); or(2) takes a name through a judicial proceeding that is different from the name shown on the candidate's birth certificate;the most recent name used after marriage or taken in the judicial proceeding is considered to be the candidate's legal name.(d) A name a candidate uses after marriage is considered the candidate's legal name if the name satisfies any of the following:(1) The name is the name appearing on the candidate's birth certificate.(2) The name is the name used by the candidate as an applicant for the marriage license.(3) The name is any combination of the names the candidate and the candidate's spouse used as applicants for their marriage license.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-5. Designations Used on Ballot

Sec. 5. (a) A candidate may use on the ballot any combination of designations permitted by this section.(b) A candidate may not use on the ballot a designation other than a designation permitted by this section.(c) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a candidate may use designations on the ballot as follows:(1) The first designation that a candidate uses on the ballot may be one (1) of the following:(A) The candidate's legal given name.(B) The initial of the candidate's legal given name.(C) The candidate's legal middle name.(D) The initial of the candidate's legal middle name.(E) The candidate's nickname.(2) After the designation used under subdivision (1), a candidate may use any of the following designations if not used under subdivision (1):(A) The candidate's legal middle name.(B) The initial of the candidate's legal middle name.(C) The candidate's nickname.(D) The candidate's legal surname.(3) After a designation used under subdivision (2), a candidate may use the following if not used under subdivision (1) or (2):(A) The candidate's nickname.(B) The candidate's legal surname.(4) After a designation used under subdivision (3), a candidate may use the candidate's legal surname on the ballot if not used under subdivision (2) or (3).(5) After a candidate's legal surname, a candidate may use any of the following designations:(A) Sr.(B) Jr.(C) A numerical designation such as "II" or "III".(d) A candidate may use a nickname on the ballot only if the nickname satisfies the following:(1) The nickname is a name by which the candidate is commonly known.(2) The nickname does not exceed twenty (20) characters.(3) The nickname complies with subsection (e).(4) Unless the candidate uses the nickname as the first designation under subsection (c)(1), notwithstanding any other method of designation used by a candidate or in a document declaring or consenting to the individual's candidacy, any nickname permitted under this section must be set forth on the ballot within parentheses.(e) A candidate may not use a:(1) title or degree as a designation; or(2) designation that implies a title or degree.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-7-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-5.5. Use of Universally Recognized Pronunciation Symbols in Candidate Names; Exceptions

Sec. 5.5. (a) This section does not apply to any of the following:(1) A voter verifiable paper audit trail.(2) The return printed by the automatic tabulating machine under IC 3-12-3-2.(3) The paper vote total printouts from the electronic voting system under IC 3-12-3.5-2.(4) The name of a candidate printed on a ballot card by a marking device.(b) The requirements of this section apply only to a voting system initially certified for marketing and use in Indiana elections after January 1, 2022.(c) If a candidate's legal name designated under this chapter includes a universally recognized pronunciation symbol, including an accent, hyphen, tilde, or umlaut, a:(1) ballot;(2) voting system screen;(3) voting system activation card;(4) voting system file; and(5) voting system results report;must display the symbol as part of the candidate's name.As added by P.L.193-2021, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-5-7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-6. Candidacy Documents

Sec. 6. (a) This section does not apply to any of the following:(1) A candidate in a presidential primary election under IC 3-8-3.(2) A candidate for President of the United States.(3) A candidate for Vice President of the United States.(b) As used in this section, "candidacy document" refers to any of the following:(1) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.(2) A declaration of candidacy.(3) A consent to the nomination.(4) A consent to become a candidate.(5) A certificate of candidate selection.(6) A consent filed under IC 3-13-2-7.(7) A statement filed under IC 33-24-2 or IC 33-25-2.(c) Whenever a candidate files a candidacy document on which the candidate uses a name that is different from the name set forth on the candidate's voter registration record, the candidate's signature on the candidacy document constitutes a request to the county voter registration office that the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the candidacy document.(d) A request by a candidate under this section is considered filed with the county voter registration office when the candidacy document is filed with the election division or the county election board.(e) The election division or the county election board shall forward a request filed under this section to the county voter registration office not later than seven (7) days after receiving the request.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.25.
IN Code § 3-5-7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot|3-5-7-7. Complaints Filed Against Candidates

Sec. 7. (a) A registered voter of the election district a candidate seeks to represent may file a sworn statement with the election division or a county election board under IC 3-8-1-2 if a candidate uses on the ballot a designation not permitted by section 5 of this chapter.(b) A complaint filed under this section must contain the following information:(1) The legal name of the candidate who has used a designation not permitted by section 5 of this chapter.(2) The designation the candidate has used that is not permitted under section 5 of this chapter.(c) If the commission or county election board finds that the candidate used a designation not permitted by section 5 of this chapter, the candidate is considered to have withdrawn the candidate's candidacy.As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.8.
IN Code § 3-5-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-1. Election Division to Prescribe Statement of Voter's Bill of Rights

Sec. 1. The election division shall prescribe a statement of the rights of a voter in Indiana that shall be known as "the voter's bill of rights".As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-2. Content of Statement of Bill of Rights

Sec. 2. The statement required by section 1 of this chapter must contain the following:(1) A statement of the qualifications that an individual must meet to vote in Indiana, including qualifications relating to registration.(2) A statement describing the circumstances that permit a voter who has moved from the precinct where the voter is registered to return to that precinct to vote.(3) A statement that an individual who meets the qualifications and circumstances listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) may vote in the election.(4) A statement describing how a voter who is challenged at the polls may be permitted to vote.(5) The date of the election and the hours during which the polls will be open, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.(6) Instructions on how to vote, including how to cast a vote and how to cast a provisional ballot, as required by 52 U.S.C. 21082.(7) Instructions for mail-in registrants and first time voters under IC 3-7-33-4.5 and 52 U.S.C. 21083, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.(8) General information on voting rights under applicable federal and state laws, including the right of an individual to cast a provisional ballot and instructions on how to contact the appropriate officials if these rights are alleged to have been violated, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.(9) General information on federal and state laws regarding prohibitions on acts of fraud and misrepresentation, as required under 52 U.S.C. 21082.(10) A statement informing the voter what assistance is available to assist the voter at the polls.(11) A statement informing the voter what circumstances will spoil the voter's ballot and the procedures available for the voter to request a new ballot.(12) A statement describing which voters will be permitted to vote at the closing of the polls.(13) Other information that the commission considers important for a voter to know.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.5; P.L.230-2005, SEC.4; P.L.128-2015, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-5-8-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-2.5. Absentee Voter's Bill of Rights

Sec. 2.5. (a) The election division shall prescribe a statement known as the "Absentee Voter's Bill of Rights".(b) The Absentee Voter's Bill of Rights must be in a form prescribed by the election division and include the following:(1) A statement summarizing the rights and responsibilities of the voter when casting and returning the absentee ballot.(2) A summary of Indiana and federal laws concerning providing assistance to the voter, completion of the ballot in secret, intimidation of voters, and the return of the absentee ballot to the county election board.(3) Information concerning how to report violations of the absentee ballot and election laws.As added by P.L.103-2005, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-5-8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-3. Posting of Voter's Bill of Rights; Distribution of Voter's Bill of Rights With Election Information

Sec. 3. (a) As required by 52 U.S.C. 21083, the precinct election board shall post the voter's bill of rights in a public place in each polling place on election day.(b) The commission may require a copy of the voter's bill of rights to be distributed with voter registration materials or other materials that are given to voters.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.6; P.L.230-2005, SEC.5; P.L.128-2015, SEC.8.
IN Code § 3-5-8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-4. Posting Voter's Bill of Rights on the Internet

Sec. 4. The secretary of state or other state agency posting election information on the state's Internet site shall include the voter's bill of rights on the site.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11.
IN Code § 3-5-8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 8. The Voter's Bill of Rights|3-5-8-5. Publication of Voter's Bill of Rights in News Media

Sec. 5. Not later than twenty-nine (29) days before a primary, general, or municipal election, the secretary of state shall request Indiana news media to include a copy of the voter's bill of rights as part of election coverage or in public service announcements.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-9-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-1. "Elected Office"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "elected office" refers only to the following:(1) The executive or a member of the executive body of a unit.(2) A member of the legislative body or fiscal body of a unit.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-9-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-2. "Government Employee"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "government employee" refers to an employee of a unit. The term does not include an individual who holds only an elected office.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-9-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-3. "Unit"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "unit" means a county, city, town, or township.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-9-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-4. Firefighters

Sec. 4. An individual who is an employee of a unit, serving as a full-time, paid firefighter in a department that provides fire protection services to more than one (1) unit, excluding fire protection services provided under mutual aid agreements, may not assume or hold an elected office of any unit that receives fire protection services from the department.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-2015, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-9-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-5. Government Employee May Not Hold Elected Office

Sec. 5. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, an individual is considered to have resigned as a government employee when the individual assumes an elected office of the unit that employs the individual.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-9-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-6. Matters Unaffected by Chapter

Sec. 6. This chapter does not prohibit:(1) a government employee from assuming or holding an elected office of a unit other than the unit that employs the government employee;(2) a full-time, paid firefighter from assuming or holding an elected office of a unit other than a unit that receives fire protection services from the department in which the firefighter serves; or(3) an individual who assumes or holds an elected office from also being appointed to and serving on a board, commission, or committee of the unit.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-2015, SEC.2.
IN Code § 3-5-9-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 9. Government Employees and Volunteer Firefighters Holding Office|3-5-9-7. Government Employees Who Hold Elected Office on January 1, 2013

Sec. 7. (a) Notwithstanding sections 4 and 5 of this chapter, a government employee who assumes or holds an elected office on January 1, 2013, may continue to hold the elected office and be employed as a government employee until the term of the elected office that the government employee is serving on January 1, 2013, expires.(b) After the expiration of the term of the elected office that the government employee referred to in subsection (a) is serving on January 1, 2013, the government employee is subject to section 5 of this chapter with respect to assuming or holding an elected office and being employed by the unit that employs the government employee.As added by P.L.135-2012, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.184-2015, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-6-1-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 6. Political Party and Election Officers|Chapter 1. State Committees|3-6-1-12. State Committee; Adoption of Rules or Resolutions

Sec. 12. Unless otherwise provided in the political party's rules, the state committee of each political party is the highest party authority and may adopt rules or resolutions for:(1) the organization of the congressional district committees and city committees, including uniformly fixing the time that each committee is to be organized; and(2) the government of all central committees.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-2-1 part; 3-1-2-3 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.4.