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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 4. Administration by Election Division and County Election Boards › 3-9-4-18. Delinquent or Defective Report

Sec. 18. (a) As used in this section, "delinquent or defective report" refers to a campaign finance report or statement of organization:
(1) that was required to be filed under IC 3-9-5 but was not filed in the manner required under IC 3-9-5; and
(2) for which a person was assessed a civil penalty under section 16 or 17 of this chapter.
(b) As used in this section, "election board" refers to the following:
(1) The commission if a civil penalty was assessed under section 16 of this chapter.
(2) The county election board if a civil penalty was assessed under section 17 of this chapter.
(c) As used in this section, "person" refers to a person who:
(1) has been assessed a civil penalty under section 16 or 17 of this chapter; and
(2) has filed a declaration of candidacy, a petition of nomination, or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate in a subsequent election or for whom a certificate of nomination has been filed.
(d) A person who does both of the following is relieved from further civil liability under this chapter for the delinquent or defective report:
(1) Files the delinquent report or amends the defective report from the previous candidacy:
(A) before filing a report required under IC 3-9-5-6; or
(B) at the same time the person files the report required under IC 3-9-5-6;
for a subsequent candidacy.
(2) Pays all civil penalties assessed under section 16 or 17 of this chapter for the delinquent report.
(e) This subsection applies to a person who:
(1) is assessed a civil penalty under this chapter; and
(2) is elected to office in the subsequent election.
The election board may order the auditor of state or the fiscal officer of the political subdivision responsible for issuing the person's payment for serving in office to withhold from the person's paycheck the amount of the civil penalty assessed under this chapter. If the amount of the paycheck is less than the amount of the civil penalty, the auditor or fiscal officer shall continue withholding money from the person's paycheck until an amount equal to the amount of the civil penalty has been withheld.
(f) The auditor of state or fiscal officer shall deposit an amount paid, recovered, or withheld under this section in the election board's campaign finance enforcement account.
(g) Proceedings of the election board under this section are subject to IC 4-21.5.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.91. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.76; P.L.2-1996, SEC.110; P.L.3-1997, SEC.198; P.L.176-1999, SEC.45.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 4. Administration by Election Division and County Election Boards › 3-9-4-19. Waiver or Reduction of Civil Penalty

Sec. 19. Notwithstanding section 16 or 17 of this chapter, if upon the unanimous vote of its entire membership, the commission or a county election board finds that imposition of a civil penalty required to be imposed would be unjust under the circumstances, the commission or board may do either of the following:
(1) Waive the penalty.
(2) Reduce the penalty to an amount specified by the commission or the board.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.199.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 4. Administration by Election Division and County Election Boards › 3-9-4-20. Settlement Agreement to Pay Proposed Civil Penalty

Sec. 20. (a) Notwithstanding section 16 of this chapter, if a person is notified by the election division that the commission may assess a proposed civil penalty under this article against the person, the person may enter into an agreement with the election division to pay the proposed penalty and waive a hearing before the commission otherwise required under section 16 of this chapter.
(b) An agreement entered into under this section must:
(1) provide for the payment of the entire proposed civil penalty not later than the date of the execution of the agreement; and
(2) be presented to the commission by the election division for ratification at the commission's next regularly scheduled meeting.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this chapter applies to candidates in all elections and caucuses and to the following types of committees:
(1) Candidate's committees.
(2) Regular party committees.
(3) Political action committees.
(4) A legislative caucus committee.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) A candidate for a local office for which the compensation is less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year unless the candidate is required to file a written instrument designating a principal committee under IC 3-9-1-5.5.
(2) A candidate for school board office unless the candidate is required to file a written instrument designating a principal committee under IC 3-9-1-5.5.
(3) Elections for precinct committeeman or delegate to a state convention.
(4) An auxiliary party organization.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-1-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.148; P.L.4-1991, SEC.49; P.L.3-1995, SEC.77; P.L.3-1997, SEC.200; P.L.26-2000, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-2. Persons Required to File With Election Division

Sec. 2. The following persons, whenever required to file a report, notice, or other instrument by this article, shall file it with the election division:
(1) Candidates for state office and their candidate's committees.
(2) The following central committees:
(A) State committees.
(B) Congressional district committees.
(3) Other regular party committees that propose to influence the election of a candidate for state or legislative office or the outcome of a public question for or against which the electorate of the whole state may vote.
(4) Political action committees that propose to influence the election of a candidate for state or legislative office or the outcome of a public question for or against which the electorate of the whole state may vote.
(5) Legislative caucus committees.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.8-1992, SEC.10; P.L.2-1996, SEC.111; P.L.3-1997, SEC.201.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-3. Candidates for Legislative Office; Circuit Court Clerk Shall Provide Copies of Report, Notice, or Other Instrument From State Web Site Upon Request; Charges for Copies

Sec. 3. (a) A candidate for legislative office and the candidate's committee shall file each report, notice, or other instrument required by this article with the election division.
(b) The circuit court clerk shall, at the request of any person, furnish the person a copy of a report, notice, or other instrument required by this article for a candidate for a legislative office from electronic records maintained on the secretary of state's or election division's web site. The circuit court clerk shall charge for a copy of records furnished under this subsection as provided in IC 5-14-3.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.112; P.L.3-1997, SEC.202; P.L.58-2010, SEC.32.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-4. Persons Required to File With County Election Board

Sec. 4. The following persons, whenever required to file a report, notice, or other instrument by this article, shall file it with the county election board of each county comprising part of the affected election district:
(1) Candidates for local office and their candidate's committees.
(2) Regular party committees that are not required to file with the election division.
(3) Political action committees that are not required to file with the election division.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-1 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.113; P.L.3-1997, SEC.203.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-5. Receipts and Expenditures; Forms

Sec. 5. The treasurer of each committee shall file reports of receipts and expenditures on forms prescribed or approved by the election division.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.114; P.L.169-2015, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-7. Delivering Reports; Filing Deadline

Sec. 7. (a) A person may deliver reports to the appropriate office as follows:
(1) By hand.
(2) By mail.
(3) By electronic mail, if the appropriate office has the capacity to do all of the following:
(A) Receive electronic mail.
(B) Electronically record the date and time that electronic mail is received by the office.
(C) Print out a hard copy of the report after the receipt of the electronic mail by the office.
(b) Reports must be filed as follows:
(1) Hand delivered reports or reports transmitted by mail must be filed with the appropriate office during regular office hours not later than noon seven (7) days after the date of the report.
(2) Reports delivered by electronic mail must be filed with the appropriate office not later than noon seven (7) days after the date of the report.
(c) This subsection applies to a report delivered by electronic mail. Filing of a report occurs under IC 3-5-2-24.5 on the date and at the time electronically recorded by the office's computer system. If a discrepancy exists between the text of the electronic mail and the printed report, the text of the printed report prevails until an amendment is filed under this article to correct the discrepancy.
(d) An office is not required to accept a report or statement required under this article by facsimile transmission. Upon approval of a policy by the commission or a county election board to receive reports or statements by facsimile transmission, the election division or the county election board may accept the facsimile transmission of a report or statement.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-3(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.149; P.L.3-1997, SEC.205; P.L.2-1998, SEC.6; P.L.176-1999, SEC.47; P.L.126-2002, SEC.35.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-8. Report of Candidate Other Than Candidate for State Office Who Becomes Candidate Less Than 25 Days Before Convention

Sec. 8. (a) This section:
(1) applies to a candidate for nomination to an office in a convention who becomes a candidate less than twenty-five (25) days before the nomination date for a candidate chosen at a convention; and
(2) does not apply to a candidate for nomination to a state office by a political party at a convention conducted under IC 3-8-4.
(b) A candidate is not required to file a report in accordance with section 6(a)(1) of this chapter. The candidate shall file the candidate's first report not later than noon twenty (20) days after the nomination date for a candidate chosen at a convention.
(c) The reporting period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends on the day following the adjournment of the convention.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-3(c).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.72; P.L.3-1997, SEC.206; P.L.176-1999, SEC.48; P.L.66-2003, SEC.25; P.L.221-2005, SEC.23; P.L.164-2006, SEC.63.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-8.2. Candidates Nominated by Petition

Sec. 8.2. (a) This section applies to a candidate who is nominated by petition under IC 3-8-6.
(b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date.
(c) The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends fourteen (14) days after the nomination date.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.49.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-8.4. Candidate Who Files Declaration of Intent to Be Write-in Candidate

Sec. 8.4. (a) This section applies to a candidate who files a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2.
(b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date.
(c) The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends fourteen (14) days after the nomination date.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-8.5. Candidate Selected to Fill Vacancy

Sec. 8.5. (a) This section applies to a candidate who is selected to fill a vacancy on the ballot under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2.
(b) A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before the nomination date.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends fourteen (14) days after the nomination date.
(d) This subsection applies to a candidate selected under IC 3-13-2 to fill a vacancy on the ballot. A candidate is not required to prepare or file a report before or after the nomination date. The period for the first report required for a candidate begins on the date that the individual became a candidate and ends December 31 following the election.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.207. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-10. Annual Report of Treasurer

Sec. 10. (a) The treasurer of each committee shall file a report each year that is complete as of December 31 of the previous year and covers the period since the last report. This annual report is due by noon:
(1) the third Wednesday in January, in the case of:
(A) a candidate's committee;
(B) a legislative caucus committee; or
(C) a political action committee; or
(2) March 1, in the case of a regular party committee.
(b) A candidate's committee of a candidate for a state office that files a report:
(1) under section 6(e)(5) or 9(e)(2) of this chapter; and
(2) by the deadline specified under subsection (a) for filing a candidate's committee report;
is not required to file an additional report under this section.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-5.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.73; P.L.3-1995, SEC.78; P.L.3-1997, SEC.209; P.L.221-2005, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-11. Disbandment of Committee; Final Report

Sec. 11. No later than noon thirty (30) days after the date a committee disbands, the last person to be treasurer of the committee shall file a final report that is complete as of the last day the committee existed and covers the period since the last report.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-6.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-12. Outgoing Treasurer; Final Report; Filing of Report by the Chair of Committee Under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 12. (a) Not later than noon thirty (30) days after the date a treasurer of a continuing committee leaves office, the outgoing treasurer shall file a final report that is complete as of the last day the person was treasurer and covers the period since the last report.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the chair of a continuing committee shall file a final report for a treasurer whenever the following occurs:
(1) The treasurer dies.
(2) The outgoing treasurer of a continuing committee otherwise cannot make the filing.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-7.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.75; P.L.227-2023, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-13. Filing Duplicate Federal Reports

Sec. 13. (a) A person may file duplicates of the reports required to be filed under the Federal Election Campaign Act (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) to comply with this chapter.
(b) The duplicate must cover all activity of the committee, and the committee shall file a supplementary report as directed by the election division to provide information required by this article but not included in the federal report.
(c) Each candidate for United States Senator or United States Representative and the treasurer of the candidate's committee may file with the election division duplicates of the reports required by federal law.
(d) If a report is available on the Federal Election Commission's web site, a statement to that effect is all the person is required to file.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-8.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.115; P.L.3-1997, SEC.210; P.L.66-2003, SEC.26; P.L.128-2015, SEC.148.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-15. Contributions and Expenditures Made on Behalf of Candidates; Reports

Sec. 15. (a) This section applies to an organization or a committee, other than the candidate's committee, that receives a contribution or makes an expenditure on behalf of a candidate.
(b) For purposes of this section, an expenditure is considered to be on behalf of a candidate if either of the following applies:
(1) The expenditure is made in support of the candidate who is specifically identifiable.
(2) The expenditure is made in opposition to an opponent:
(A) of the candidate; and
(B) who is specifically identifiable.
An expenditure is not considered to be made on behalf of a candidate if the expenditure is made to inform the members of the organization or for the development of the committee's political party.
(c) The treasurer of the committee shall report to the candidate's committee all information about a contribution received or an expenditure made on behalf of the candidate that the treasurer of the candidate's committee is required to report about the contribution or the expenditure if it had been received or made by the candidate's committee.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-10.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.116; P.L.3-1997, SEC.212.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-16. Cumulative Reports

Sec. 16. (a) This subsection applies to a candidate's committee of a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot at any time during a year and who is not a write-in candidate during that year. The reports required to be filed by this chapter are cumulative during the year. If no contributions or expenditures have been accepted or made during a year, the treasurer of the candidate's committee shall file a statement to that effect.
(b) This subsection applies to a political action committee or a regular party committee. If a committee has not received or made contributions or expenditures, the committee shall file a report under section 6 of this chapter stating that no contributions or expenditures have been received or made.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-11.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.213; P.L.176-1999, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-18. Candidate's Statement

Sec. 18. Each candidate shall file a statement that the candidate has turned over all contributions received by the candidate to the treasurer of the candidate's principal committee and that to the best of the candidate's knowledge and belief the reports of the candidate's committee are complete and accurate.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-6-15.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-20.1. Supplemental Large Contribution Report of Candidates Other Than Candidates for State Office

Sec. 20.1. (a) This section:
(1) applies only to a large contribution that is received and accepted by a candidate, the candidate's committee, or the treasurer of the candidate's committee; and
(2) does not apply to a candidate for a state office, the candidate's committee, or the treasurer of the candidate's committee.
(b) As used in this section, "election" refers to any of the following:
(1) A primary election.
(2) A general election.
(3) A municipal election.
(4) A special election.
(5) For candidates nominated at a state convention, the state convention.
(c) As used in this section, "large contribution" means contributions:
(1) that total at least one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(2) that are received and accepted:
(A) not more than twenty-five (25) days before an election; and
(B) not less than forty-eight (48) hours before an election.
(d) The treasurer of a candidate's committee shall file a supplemental large contribution report with the election division or a county election board not later than forty-eight (48) hours after the contribution is received and accepted. A candidate for a legislative office shall file a report required by this section with the election division and the county election board as required by section 3 of this chapter. A report filed under this section may be filed by facsimile (fax) transmission.
(e) A report required by subsection (d) must contain the following information for each large contribution:
(1) The name of the person making the contribution.
(2) The address of the person making the contribution.
(3) If the person making the contribution is an individual, the individual's occupation.
(4) The total amount of the contribution.
(5) The dates and times the contributions making up the large contribution were received and accepted by the treasurer, the candidate, or the candidate's committee.
(f) The election division shall prescribe the form for the report required by this section.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.54. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.27; P.L.221-2005, SEC.26; P.L.169-2015, SEC.76; P.L.227-2023, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 5. Reports Required of Candidates and Committees › 3-9-5-22. Supplemental Large Contribution Report of Candidates for State Office

Sec. 22. (a) This section applies only to a large contribution that is received and accepted by a candidate for a state office, the candidate's committee, or the treasurer of the candidate's committee.
(b) As used in this section, "election" refers to any of the following:
(1) For a candidate nominated at a primary election, the primary election.
(2) For a candidate nominated at a state convention, the state convention.
(3) A general election.
(c) As used in this section, "large contribution" means either of the following:
(1) Contributions:
(A) that total at least one thousand dollars ($1,000); and
(B) that are received and accepted:
(i) after the end of a reporting period and before the deadline for the candidate's committee to file a report under section 6 of this chapter; and
(ii) not less than forty-eight (48) hours before an election.
(2) A single contribution that is at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000) that is received and accepted at any time.
(d) The treasurer of a candidate's committee shall file a supplemental large contribution report with the election division not later than:
(1) forty-eight (48) hours after a contribution described by subsection (c)(1) is received and accepted; or
(2) noon seven (7) days after a contribution described by subsection (c)(2) is received and accepted.
(e) A report filed under this section may be filed by facsimile transmission or as an electronic report when the requirements of IC 3-9-4 or this chapter have been met. A report required by subsection (d) must contain the following information for each large contribution:
(1) The name of the person making the contribution.
(2) The address of the person making the contribution.
(3) If the person making the contribution is an individual, the individual's occupation.
(4) The total amount of the contribution.
(5) The dates and times the contributions making up the large contribution described in subsection (c)(1) or a large contribution described in subsection (c)(2) were received and accepted by the treasurer, the candidate, or the candidate's committee.
(f) The election division shall prescribe the form for the report required by this section.
As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.169-2015, SEC.77; P.L.227-2023, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 6. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-9-6-1formerly 3-4-1-1 part3-9-6-2formerly 3-4-8-23-9-6-3formerly 3-4-8-3(a), (b) part3-9-6-4formerly 3-4-8-3(b) part3-9-6-5formerly 3-4-8-3(c).]
Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.157.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 9. Campaigns › Chapter 7. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-9-7-1formerly 3-4-1-1 part; 3-4-1-17.5 part3-9-7-2formerly 3-4-6-123-9-7-3formerly 3-4-1-16(b).]
Repealed by P.L.10-2019, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to primary elections that are held in general election years. It does not apply to municipal primary elections, which are covered by IC 3-10-6.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-2. Political Parties Required to Hold Primary Election

Sec. 2. 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 hold a primary election under this chapter to select nominees to be voted for at the general election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-9-1 part; 3-1-9-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-3. Date of Primary

Sec. 3. A primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May of each year in which a general election is held.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-4. Nomination of Candidates for Certain Offices; Voting on Candidates, Election of Delegates, and Election of Precinct Committeeman

Sec. 4. (a) At a primary election each political party subject to section 2 of this chapter shall nominate its candidates for the following offices to be voted for at the general election:
(1) United States Senator.
(2) Governor.
(3) United States Representative.
(4) Legislative offices.
(5) Local offices.
(b) In addition, each political party subject to section 2 of this chapter shall:
(1) vote on candidates for nomination as President of the United States;
(2) elect delegates from each county to the party's state convention; and
(3) elect a precinct committeeman for each precinct in the county if precinct committeemen are to be elected under section 4.5 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.150; P.L.5-1989, SEC.33; P.L.9-1989, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-4.5. Election of Precinct Committeemen; Service of Precinct Committeemen After Precinct Boundary Change

Sec. 4.5. (a) Except as provided in section 4.6 of this chapter, precinct committeemen shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b) The rules of a political party may specify whether a precinct committeeman elected under subsection (a) continues to serve as a precinct committeeman after the boundaries of the precinct are changed by a precinct establishment order issued under IC 3-11-1.5.
As added by P.L.5-1989, SEC.34 and P.L.9-1989, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.36; P.L.122-2000, SEC.6; P.L.230-2005, SEC.33; P.L.164-2006, SEC.64; P.L.216-2015, SEC.9; P.L.278-2019, SEC.35; P.L.141-2023, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-4.6. Election of Precinct Committeemen of Indiana Republican Party

Sec. 4.6. (a) This section applies to precinct committeemen elected by the Indiana Republican Party.
(b) Precinct committeemen shall be elected on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(c) The rules of the Indiana Republican Party may specify whether a precinct committeeman elected under subsection (b) continues to serve as a precinct committeeman after the boundaries of the precinct are changed by a precinct establishment order issued under IC 3-11-1.5.
As added by P.L.164-2006, SEC.65. Amended by P.L.216-2015, SEC.10; P.L.149-2016, SEC.7; P.L.74-2017, SEC.32; P.L.193-2021, SEC.20; P.L.141-2023, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-5. Noncontested Races and Unopposed Candidates

Sec. 5. (a) Whenever there is no contest in a political party for the nomination of a candidate or candidates for an office, the party may hold a primary election for that nomination. The appropriate election board shall certify the names of the candidates for each nomination for which there is no contest as though a primary election had been held. However, except as provided in subsections (b) through (c), if there is a contest in any party for any nomination, the name of each candidate of each party shall be placed on the primary election ballot, whether or not the candidate is opposed.
(b) If the only contest in a political party is for the election of a precinct committeeman or a delegate to the party's state convention, the names of unopposed candidates for nomination are not required to be placed on the primary election ballot unless the appointed member of the county election board affiliated with the political party files a written request that these names be printed on the primary election ballot.
(c) The names of unopposed candidates for election as a precinct committeeman or a delegate to a political party's state convention are not required to be placed on the primary election ballot unless an appointed member of the county election board affiliated with the political party files a written request that these names be printed on the primary election ballot.
(d) If a party wants to conduct a primary under subsection (c), an appointed member of the county election board affiliated with the party must file a notice with the county election board not later than noon seven (7) days after the final date for filing a declaration of candidacy, stating that the party will hold a primary.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-4 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.77; P.L.176-1999, SEC.55; P.L.9-2004, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-6. Eligible Voters

Sec. 6. A voter may vote at a primary election:
(1) if the voter, at the last general election, voted for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election; or
(2) if the voter did not vote at the last general election, but intends to vote at the next general election for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election;
as long as the voter was registered as a voter at the last general election or has registered since then.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-7. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.35; P.L.7-1990, SEC.33; P.L.12-1995, SEC.60; P.L.209-2003, SEC.94. Repealed by P.L.164-2006, SEC.143.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-7.1. Copy of Registration Record and Voter Signatures; Evidence of Right to Vote

Sec. 7.1. (a) This subsection does not apply to a county in which electronic poll books are used under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or IC 3-11-18.1. Each county election board shall furnish the inspector of each precinct for use on primary election day a certified copy under IC 3-7-29 of the list of all voters registered to vote in the precinct.
(b) This subsection does not apply to a county in which electronic poll books are used under IC 3-7-29-6(a)(1) or IC 3-11-18.1. The county voter registration office may also provide the inspector of each precinct in the county a certified photocopy of the signature on the affidavit or form of registration of each voter of the precinct for the comparison of signatures under section 24.6 of this chapter.
(c) If the name of a person offering to vote at the primary is in the registration record or listed in the certified copy prepared for the precinct or the electronic poll list, it is sufficient evidence of the person's right to vote unless the person is challenged.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.95. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.66; P.L.271-2013, SEC.10; P.L.258-2013, SEC.69; P.L.76-2014, SEC.26; P.L.169-2015, SEC.78.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-7.2. Proof of Identification; Exception; Failure to Produce; Challenge; Provisional Ballot

Sec. 7.2. (a) Except as provided in subsection (e), a voter who desires to vote an official ballot at a primary election shall provide proof of identification.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (e), before the voter proceeds to vote in a primary election, a precinct election officer shall ask the voter to provide proof of identification. The voter must produce the proof of identification before being permitted to sign the poll list.
(c) If:
(1) the voter is unable or declines to present the proof of identification; or
(2) a member of the precinct election board determines that the proof of identification presented by the voter does not qualify as proof of identification under IC 3-5-2-40.5;
a member of the precinct election board shall challenge the voter as prescribed by IC 3-11-8.
(d) If the voter executes a challenged voter's affidavit under section 9 of this chapter or IC 3-11-8-22.1, the voter may:
(1) sign the poll list; and
(2) receive a provisional ballot.
(e) A voter who votes in person at a precinct polling place, vote center, or satellite office established under IC 3-11-10-26.3 that is located at a state licensed care facility where the voter resides is not required to provide proof of identification before voting in a primary election.
As added by P.L.109-2005, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.67; P.L.53-2009, SEC.1; P.L.157-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-8. Voter Name Not on Registration Record, Certified Copy of Registration Record, or Electronic Poll List; Certificate of Error; Casting Provisional Ballot

Sec. 8. A person who will be a voter at the general election for which the primary is being held and whose name does not appear on the registration record of the precinct, the certified copy of the registration record prepared under IC 3-7-29, or the electronic poll list may:
(1) vote if the county voter registration office provides a signed certificate of error; or
(2) cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7, as provided by 52 U.S.C. 21082.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.5-1989, SEC.36; P.L.7-1990, SEC.34; P.L.12-1995, SEC.61; P.L.3-1995, SEC.82; P.L.209-2003, SEC.96; P.L.164-2006, SEC.68; P.L.271-2013, SEC.11; P.L.128-2015, SEC.149.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-9. Challenging Voter

Sec. 9. A voter in a precinct may challenge a voter or person who offers to vote at a primary election. The challenged person may not vote unless the challenged person:
(1) is registered;
(2) makes:
(A) an oral or a written affirmation under IC 3-10-12; or
(B) an affidavit:
(i) that the challenged person is a voter of the precinct; or
(ii) required under IC 3-10-11 if the voter declares that the voter is entitled to vote under IC 3-10-11; and
(3) either:
(A) at the last general election voted for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party for whose candidates the challenged person proposes to vote in the primary election and intends to vote for the regular nominees of the political party at the next general election; or
(B) if the challenged person did not vote at the last general election, intends to vote at the next general election for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.17-1993, SEC.9; P.L.12-1995, SEC.62.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-10. Persons Entitled to Challenge Voter

Sec. 10. Only a voter who is a member of the political party for whose candidates a person is offering to vote at a primary election may challenge the person on the ground of party affiliation.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-10.5. Challenged Voter Entitled to Cast Provisional Ballot; Exception

Sec. 10.5. (a) This section does not apply to a voter who is challenged under section 10 of this chapter on the basis of party affiliation.
(b) In accordance with 52 U.S.C. 21082, a voter challenged under this chapter is entitled to cast a provisional ballot under IC 3-11.7 after executing the affidavit under section 9 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.97. Amended by P.L.164-2006, SEC.69; P.L.128-2015, SEC.150.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment

Sec. 11. The voting methods, supplies, and equipment to be used at a primary election are the same as those prescribed by IC 3-11 as far as applicable and when consistent with this chapter.
[1986 Recodification Citation: New.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-12. Preparation and Distribution of Ballots

Sec. 12. (a) In those precincts where ballot card voting systems are to be used, each county election board shall prepare and distribute separate primary ballots for each political party participating in a primary election at least equal in number to one hundred percent (100%) of the number of votes cast for the candidate of the party who received the greatest number of votes cast in the precinct at the last general election.
(b) In those precincts where electronic voting systems are to be used, the board shall determine the number of ballots required to be printed and furnished to the precincts for emergency purposes only.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.151; P.L.230-2005, SEC.34.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-13. Specifications for Ballots

Sec. 13. (a) The primary election paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels on an electronic voting system of each political party must be of uniform size and of the same quality paper as the paper ballots, ballot cards, and ballot labels used at the general election.
(b) The primary election paper ballots and ballot cards of a political party used in a precinct must contain the precinct number or designation on the ballot.
(c) The paper ballots and ballot cards must be distinctively marked or be of a different color so that the ballots of each party are easily distinguishable.
(d) This subsection applies to all voting systems. All the candidates representing one (1) party shall be placed on one (1) ticket with the name of the party placed at the top or beginning of the ballot in the form prescribed by section 19 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.152; P.L.66-2003, SEC.28; P.L.58-2005, SEC.3; P.L.193-2021, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-14. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-2 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.50; P.L.3-1993, SEC.92; P.L.3-1995, SEC.83; P.L.176-1999, SEC.56. P.L.202-1999, SEC.13. Repealed by P.L.14-2004, SEC.194.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-14.1. Printing Names on Ballot

Sec. 14.1. (a) All the candidates for each office who have qualified in the manner prescribed by IC 3-8 for placement on the primary election ballot shall be grouped together under the name of the office and printed in type with uniform capital letters, with uniform space between each name. At the head of each group, a statement reading substantially as follows must be placed immediately below the name of the office and above the name of the first candidate: "Vote for not more than (insert the number of candidates to be nominated) candidates for this office.".
(b) In addition to the candidate's given name and surname, the candidate may use:
(1) initials; or
(2) a nickname by which the candidate is commonly known;
if the candidate's choice of initials or nickname does not exceed twenty (20) characters. Any nickname used must appear in parentheses between the candidate's given name and the candidate's surname.
(c) A candidate may not use a designation such as a title or degree or a nickname that implies a title or degree.
(d) A candidate's name must be printed on the ballot exactly as the name appears on the candidate's certificate of nomination, petition of nomination, or declaration of candidacy.
As added by P.L.14-2004, SEC.75. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.33; P.L.76-2014, SEC.27.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-15. Separate Ticket for Each Political Party; Placement of Names Under Office Designation

Sec. 15. (a) Each political party holding a primary election shall have a separate ticket, either in printed ballot form as prescribed by sections 13 and 14.1 of this chapter, or on separate ballot cards or ballot labels.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), the name of each candidate who has qualified under IC 3-8 shall be placed on the ballot under a designation of the office for which the person is a candidate.
(c) This subsection applies to an optical scan ballot card voting system that does not list the name of a candidate on the ballot card. The name of each candidate who has qualified under IC 3-8 shall be placed on the ballot and indicated by reference to a number printed on the optical scan ballot card.
(d) The name of a candidate may not appear on the ballot of more than one (1) party for the same office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.153; P.L.14-2004, SEC.76; P.L.58-2005, SEC.4; P.L.164-2006, SEC.70.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-16. Number of Candidates for Whom Each Person May Vote

Sec. 16. At a primary election a voter may vote for as many candidates for each office as there are persons to be elected to that office at the general election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.16-1995, SEC.1; P.L.98-2004, SEC.33; P.L.245-2017, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 1. Primary Elections in General Election Years › 3-10-1-17. Colored Ballot Labels; Party Designation

Sec. 17. Political parties may be distinguished in a primary election by the use of different color paper ballots, ballot cards, or ballot labels. The party name shall be placed before the list of candidates of the party.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-6(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.154; P.L.176-1999, SEC.57; P.L.58-2005, SEC.5.