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2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-6. Cessation of Candidacy

Sec. 6. (a) If a nominee for President or Vice President of the United States ceases to be a candidate before the nominee's ticket is officially certified, then that fact and the name and the state of residence of the nominee's successor, if any, shall be certified in the same manner as the original nominee and the successor's name shall be printed upon all ballots.
(b) If a nominee for President or Vice President of the United States ceases to be a candidate after the nominee's ticket has been officially certified, then that fact and the name and state of residence of the nominee's successor, if any, shall be certified in the same manner as the original nominee. However, the ballots must reflect the original nominee's name, and any vote cast in the election for the original nominee shall be considered a vote for the successor.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.174.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-6.5. Indiana's Certificate of Ascertainment; Contents; Security Features

Sec. 6.5. (a) In submitting Indiana's certificate of ascertainment as required by 3 U.S.C. 6, the governor shall certify Indiana's presidential electors and state in the certificate the following:
(1) That the presidential electors will serve as presidential electors unless a vacancy occurs in the office of presidential elector before the end of the meeting at which votes are cast, in which case an alternate presidential elector will fill the vacancy as a presidential elector.
(2) If an alternate presidential elector is appointed to fill a vacancy, the governor will submit an amended certificate of ascertainment stating the names on the final list of Indiana's presidential electors.
(b) The certificate must:
(1) bear the seal of the state of Indiana; and
(2) contain at least one (1) security feature, as determined by the secretary of state, for purposes of verifying the authenticity of the certificate.
(c) A security feature determined under subsection (b) is confidential.
As added by P.L.201-2017, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.141-2023, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-7. Assembly of Presidential Electors and Alternate Presidential Electors; Delivery of Duplicate Original Certificates of Ascertainment

Sec. 7. (a) The presidential electors and alternate presidential electors who are elected at a general election shall assemble in the chamber of the Indiana house of representatives on the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December as provided by 3 U.S.C. 7, or on another day fixed by the Congress of the United States, at 10 a.m. to elect the President and Vice President of the United States.
(b) The secretary of state, or an individual designated by the secretary, shall preside at this meeting. The election division shall assist the secretary in conducting the election and in certifying and transmitting the results in accordance with federal law.
(c) As provided by 3 U.S.C. 6, the governor shall deliver to the presidential electors present six (6) duplicate originals of the certificate of ascertainment of appointment of the presidential electors mailed to the Archivist of the United States.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.175; P.L.10-1992, SEC.19; P.L.3-1997, SEC.224; P.L.201-2017, SEC.19; P.L.141-2023, SEC.12.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-8. Filling of Vacancy

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies if a presidential elector:
(1) files the presidential elector's resignation with the governor under IC 5-8-3.5;
(2) dies or is otherwise disqualified from holding office, and the presidential elector's death or disqualification is certified to the governor by the state chairman of the political party of the presidential elector;
(3) fails to appear before 11 a.m. on the day prescribed by section 7 of this chapter; or
(4) vacates the presidential elector's office as described in section 9(d) of this chapter.
(b) If the presidential elector's alternate presidential elector is present to vote, the alternate presidential elector shall fill the vacancy. If the alternate presidential elector is not present, the presidential electors present shall, by paper ballot and a majority vote of all those present, immediately fill the vacancy upon proof of the resignation or certification being provided to the presidential electors, or at 11 a.m., whichever occurs first. The presidential electors must fill the vacancy as follows:
(1) If the alternate presidential elector for the vacant office is not present to vote, by choosing a presidential elector from among the alternate presidential electors present.
(2) If the number of alternate presidential electors present is insufficient to fill any vacant position under subdivision (1), by electing any immediately available individual who is qualified to serve as a presidential elector.
(c) To qualify as an alternate presidential elector under subsection (b), an individual who has not executed the pledge required under section 1.7 of this chapter must execute the following pledge: "I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President consistent with the pledge of the individual to whose presidential elector position I have succeeded.".
(d) The election shall immediately be certified by a majority of the presidential electors to the governor, who shall immediately notify the individual of the individual's election by presenting the individual with a commission issued under IC 4-3-1-5.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.176; P.L.3-1993, SEC.98; P.L.3-1997, SEC.225; P.L.201-2017, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-9. Voting Procedure; Marking Ballots; Examination of Ballots by Secretary of State; Consistency of Ballots With Pledge; Vacating Office of Elector; Counting and Recording Ballots

Sec. 9. (a) The presidential electors, when assembled and after vacancies are filled, shall then vote by paper ballot for President and Vice President of the United States and perform the duties imposed upon them by the Constitution and statutes of the United States and of Indiana.
(b) Each presidential elector shall mark the presidential elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the presidential elector's votes for the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, along with the presidential elector's signature and the presidential elector's legibly printed name.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by Indiana law other than this chapter, each presidential elector shall present both completed ballots to the secretary of state, who shall examine the ballots and accept as cast all ballots of presidential electors whose votes are consistent with the presidential electors' pledges executed under section 1.7 or 8(c) of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided by Indiana law other than this chapter, the secretary of state may not accept and may not count either a presidential elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the presidential elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the presidential elector's pledge.
(d) A presidential elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the presidential elector's pledge executed under section 1.7 or 8(c) of this chapter, vacates the office of presidential elector. The vacant presidential elector office shall be filled as provided in section 8 of this chapter.
(e) The secretary of state shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from an alternate presidential elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, declaring vacant offices as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the alternate presidential electors, until all of Indiana's electoral votes have been cast and recorded.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-7.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.177; P.L.201-2017, SEC.21.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-10. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-12-8.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.7-1986, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 4. Presidential Elections › 3-10-4-11. Amended Certificate of Ascertainment; Transmittal to Governor; Substitution of Amended Certificate for Original Certificate; Certificate of Vote; Transmittal of Documents Under Federal Law

Sec. 11. (a) After the vote of Indiana's presidential electors is completed, if the final list of presidential electors differs from any list that the governor previously included on a certificate of ascertainment prepared and transmitted under 3 U.S.C. 6, the secretary of state immediately shall prepare an amended certificate of ascertainment and transmit it to the governor for the governor's signature.
(b) The governor immediately shall deliver the signed amended certificate of ascertainment to the secretary of state and a signed duplicate original of the amended certificate of ascertainment to all individuals entitled to receive Indiana's certificate of ascertainment, indicating that the amended certificate of ascertainment is to be substituted for the previously submitted certificate of ascertainment.
(c) The secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of vote. The presidential electors listed on the final certificate of ascertainment shall sign the certificate of vote. The secretary of state shall process and transmit the signed certificate of vote with the amended certificate of ascertainment under 3 U.S.C. 9, 3 U.S.C. 10, and 3 U.S.C. 11.
As added by P.L.201-2017, SEC.22.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-1. Ratifying Convention; Election of Delegates

Sec. 1. Whenever the Congress of the United States proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States and proposes that it be ratified by conventions in the several states, the governor shall fix, by proclamation, the date of an election to elect the delegates to the convention in this state. The election shall be held within sixty (60) days after the date of the proclamation and within four (4) months after the date of the receipt of the proposed amendment by the appropriate official from the Secretary of State of the United States. If a general election occurs within this period, the special election shall be held at the same time and by the same election officers who conduct the general election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-1 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-2. Eligible Voters

Sec. 2. The electorate of the whole state may vote at the election required by section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-3. Conduct of Election

Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the election required by section 1 of this chapter shall be conducted and the results ascertained, canvassed, and certified in the same manner as an election of governor. All of the other provisions of this title apply to the election when consistent with this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-3.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-4. Conduct of Election; Precinct Election Officers

Sec. 4. Each county election board shall conduct the election required by section 1 of this chapter. The precinct election officers consist of one (1) inspector and two (2) poll clerks to be appointed by the county election board at least ten (10) days before the election. These officers have the same powers and duties as other precinct election officers and receive the same pay that precinct election officers receive in general elections.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-1 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-5. Number of Delegates

Sec. 5. Each county shall elect at least one (1) delegate to the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter. In addition, each county having a population greater than twenty thousand (20,000) shall elect one (1) additional delegate for each additional twenty thousand (20,000) persons in the county, or major fraction thereof. The governor shall determine the number of delegates to which each county is entitled under this section and shall include the number in the governor's proclamation.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-6. Qualifications of Delegate

Sec. 6. A candidate for delegate to a convention held under this chapter must be:
(1) a resident of the county; and
(2) a registered voter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.178.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-7. Procedure for Nomination

Sec. 7. Nomination of a candidate for delegate to a convention held under this chapter must be by petition. Before the candidate's name is placed on a petition, the candidate must file in the office of the circuit court clerk of the county in which the candidate resides a declaration stating the candidate's name, the candidate's residence address with the street and number (if any), and whether if elected as a delegate the candidate will vote for or against the ratification of the amendment to be considered by the convention. The circuit court clerk may not accept a petition containing the name of a candidate who has failed to file such a declaration.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-8. Nomination Petitions; Required Number of Signatures

Sec. 8. A single petition required by section 7 of this chapter may nominate any number of candidates, but not more than the total number of delegates to be elected from the county. A petition must be signed by at least five hundred (500) voters for each delegate nominated.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-9. Nomination Petitions; Contents

Sec. 9. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter must contain the candidates' names, the candidates' residence address with the street and number (if any), and a declaration and pledge that each candidate will, if elected, vote for or against ratification at the convention.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-10. Nomination Petitions; Political Party Designations

Sec. 10. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter may not include a candidate's political party or political designation.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-11. Nomination Petitions; Inconsistent Names

Sec. 11. A petition required by section 7 of this chapter may not contain the name of a candidate whose position as stated is inconsistent with that of another candidate on the same petition.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-12. Signing More Than One Petition

Sec. 12. A person may not sign both a petition for a candidate in favor of ratification and a petition for a candidate opposed to ratification.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-13. Filing of Petitions and Acceptances; Preservation

Sec. 13. All petitions and acceptances must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon thirty (30) days before the date of the election. The clerk shall preserve the petitions and make them available for public inspection.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.84.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-14. Successful Candidates; Ties; Time for Objections

Sec. 14. The candidates whose nominating petitions have been signed by the highest number of voters are nominated. Ties shall be resolved by lot drawn by the commission. If a written objection is not filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon ten (10) days after the filing, the decision of the clerk is final.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.85; P.L.2-1996, SEC.119.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-15. Objections

Sec. 15. If an objection to a decision of the circuit court clerk is made, the clerk shall immediately certify the objection and the petition to the election division. The commission shall consider the objection, and the decision of the commission is final.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.179; P.L.3-1997, SEC.226.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-16. Certification of Successful Nominees

Sec. 16. Not later than noon fifteen (15) days after the petitions have been filed with the circuit court clerk, the clerk shall certify the names of the successful nominees to the election division.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.180; P.L.3-1997, SEC.227.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-17. Conduct of Election; Ballot

Sec. 17. The election required by section 1 of this chapter shall be conducted by ballot. The ballot must state first the substance of the proposed constitutional amendment, followed by appropriate instructions to the voters. The ballot then must be in the form prescribed by the election division. The names of the nominees in favor of ratification shall be placed in the column headed "For Ratification". The names of the nominees against ratification shall be placed in the column headed "Against Ratification".
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.181; P.L.3-1993, SEC.99; P.L.2-1996, SEC.120; P.L.169-2015, SEC.80.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-18. Arrangement of Names on Ballot

Sec. 18. The ballot prescribed by section 17 of this chapter shall be arranged so that a voter may, by making a single voting mark, vote for an entire group of nominees whose names are in one column.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.10; P.L.3-1987, SEC.182.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-19. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.183. Repealed by P.L.3-1993, SEC.282.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-20. Order of Names on Ballot

Sec. 20. Each county election board shall prepare the ballots in series equal to the total number of delegates to be elected. The names of the candidates shall be arranged in alphabetical order in the first series of ballots printed. On the next series printed the first name shall be placed last, and the process shall be repeated in the same manner until each name has been first. The ballots shall then be combined in tablets with no two (2) of the same order of names together, except where there is but one (1) candidate in each column and when impracticable to do so.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-21. Marking of Ballot

Sec. 21. A voter shall indicate a choice by making one (1) or more voting marks in the appropriate spaces provided on the ballot.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.11.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-22. Successful Nominees

Sec. 22. The nominees who receive the highest number of votes, up to the total number to be chosen, are the delegates to the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-7 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-23. Certification of Delegates

Sec. 23. Not later than noon ten (10) days after the election, each circuit court clerk shall:
(1) certify the election of each delegate to the election division; and
(2) deliver a certificate of election to each successful delegate.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-5 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.228.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-24. Vacancies

Sec. 24. If there is a vacancy in the convention prescribed by section 1 of this chapter, the vacancy shall be filled by majority vote of the delegates from the county in which the vacancy exists. If the convention does not have another delegate from that county, the governor shall fill the vacancy.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-7 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-25. Commencement of Convention; Quorum

Sec. 25. The delegates certified under section 23 of this chapter shall meet in convention in the chamber of the Indiana house of representatives on the third Monday following the election at 2 p.m. to pass upon the question of whether or not to ratify the proposed constitutional amendment. A majority of the delegates elected to the convention constitutes a quorum.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-8.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-26. Call to Order; Oath of Office

Sec. 26. The lieutenant governor shall call the convention to order. A justice of the supreme court shall administer the oath of office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-9 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-27. Powers of Convention

Sec. 27. The convention:
(1) is the judge of the election and qualifications of its members;
(2) may elect its president, secretary, and other officers; and
(3) may adopt its own rules.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-9 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 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-28. Journal of Convention

Sec. 28. (a) The convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings and debates in which the vote of each delegate on the question of ratification of the proposed constitutional amendment shall be recorded.
(b) Upon final adjournment the journal shall be filed with the election division.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-10.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.229.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-29. Certificate of Ratification

Sec. 29. (a) If the convention agrees to the ratification of the proposed constitutional amendment by majority vote of the delegates elected to the convention, the president and secretary of the convention shall execute a certificate to that effect and transmit the certificate to the election division.
(b) The secretary of state shall transmit the certificate under the official seal of the state to the Secretary of State of the United States.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-11.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.230.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 5. State Conventions Concerning United States Constitutional Amendments › 3-10-5-30. Congressional Preemption of Procedure

Sec. 30. If at or about the time of submitting a constitutional amendment, Congress, either in the resolution submitting the amendment or by statute, prescribes the manner in which the conventions are to be constituted and does not except from the resolution or statute states that have provided for conventions, this chapter is inoperative and the convention shall be constituted and operate as the resolution or statute directs. Each public official of this state who is authorized or directed by the resolution or statute to take action to constitute a convention for this state shall act in accordance with it as if acting under a statute of this state.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-14-12.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to municipal and school district elections in the following municipalities:
(1) All cities.
(2) Towns having a population of three thousand five hundred (3,500) or more.
(3) Towns located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city, regardless of their population.
(b) Prison inmates may not be counted in determining population size for purposes of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.6-1986, SEC.12; P.L.11-1988, SEC.3; P.L.3-1993, SEC.100; P.L.15-1995, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-2. Dates for Municipal Primary Elections; Political Parties Entitled to Nominate Candidates

Sec. 2. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a municipal primary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035, 2039, 2043, and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b) 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 nominate all candidates to be voted for at the municipal election to be held in November.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.46; P.L.122-2000, SEC.10; P.L.230-2005, SEC.42; P.L.74-2017, SEC.38; P.L.193-2021, SEC.27; P.L.141-2023, SEC.13.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-2.5. Town Ordinance to Stagger Terms of Members of Legislative Body

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city unless the town has a population of more than one thousand (1,000) and less than one thousand four hundred (1,400).
(b) This section applies to a town that has not adopted an ordinance:
(1) under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981); or
(2) in 1982 under P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988).
(c) Notwithstanding section 6 of this chapter, a town may adopt an ordinance during the year preceding a municipal election conducted under section 2 of this chapter prescribing the length of the term of office for town legislative body members elected in the municipal election.
(d) The ordinance must provide that:
(1) no more than fifty percent (50%) of the members will be elected for terms of three (3) years beginning at noon January 1 following the municipal election under section 2 of this chapter; and
(2) the remainder of the members will be elected for terms of four (4) years beginning at noon January 1 following the election.
(e) An ordinance described in this section or an ordinance repealing an ordinance described in this section is effective upon filing the ordinance with the circuit court clerk of the county in which the largest percentage of the town is located.
As added by P.L.11-1988, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.7; P.L.3-1997, SEC.231; P.L.170-2002, SEC.6; P.L.119-2012, SEC.6; P.L.278-2019, SEC.42; P.L.11-2023, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-2.6. Election of Town Officers in Year of No General Election for Short Term; Ordinance

Sec. 2.6. (a) This section does not apply to a town located wholly or partially within a county having a consolidated city.
(b) This section applies to a town that has adopted an ordinance:
(1) under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981); or
(2) in 1982 under P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988).
(c) A town may adopt an ordinance during a year in which an election of town legislative body members, a town clerk-treasurer, or a town judge will not occur under section 3 of this chapter.
(d) The ordinance described in subsection (c) must provide that:
(1) the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge elected at the next municipal election not conducted in a general election year serve terms of one (1) year; and
(2) the successors of the town legislative body members, clerk-treasurer, or judge described in subdivision (1) shall be chosen at the first general election following the municipal election and serve terms of four (4) years.
As added by P.L.11-1988, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.3-1990, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-3. Other Times for Holding Town Primary Elections

Sec. 3. (a) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, in a town that adopted an ordinance under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981), P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988), or section 2.5 of this chapter each political party shall, at the primary election in:
(1) May 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) May 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035, 2039, 2043, and every four (4) years thereafter;
nominate candidates for the election to be held under section 6(a) of this chapter, unless a primary election is not required under section 4 of this chapter. The primary election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, in a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter each political party shall, at the primary election in:
(1) May 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) May 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter;
nominate candidates for the election to be held under section 6(b) of this chapter, unless a primary election is not required under section 4 of this chapter. The primary election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, in a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter each political party shall, at the primary election in May 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter, nominate candidates for the election to be held under section 6(c) of this chapter, unless a primary election is not required under section 4 of this chapter. The primary election shall be held under this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-7-2(b); P.L.13-1982, SECTIONS 3 and 4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.11-1988, SEC.6; P.L.3-1990, SEC.9; P.L.122-2000, SEC.11; P.L.230-2005, SEC.43; P.L.216-2015, SEC.17; P.L.74-2017, SEC.39; P.L.278-2019, SEC.43; P.L.193-2021, SEC.28; P.L.141-2023, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-4.5. Primary Elections in Towns Adopting Ordinance Under Ic 36-5-2-4.5

Sec. 4.5. (a) Notwithstanding section 2 of this chapter, this section applies to a town with a legislative body that adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.5.
(b) Unless a primary election is not required under section 4 of this chapter, a primary election shall be held in a town under this section at both of the following times:
(1) During a year that municipal elections are held under section 5 of this chapter.
(2) At the time of the primary election held in the year stated in an ordinance adopted under IC 36-5-2-4.5(c)(2).
(c) At a primary election held under subsection (b), a political party with a nominee who receives at least ten percent (10%) of the votes cast in the state for secretary of state at the most recent election for secretary of state shall nominate candidates for the following town offices:
(1) At the time of the primary held in the town under subsection (b)(1), the following candidates:
(A) Four (4) candidates for the town legislative body, three (3) of whom are elected from districts and one (1) who is elected at large. If the town legislative body adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.5(e), all candidates are elected from districts.
(B) Candidates for all other town offices other than the town legislative body.
(2) At the time of the primary election held under subsection (b)(2), three (3) candidates for the town legislative body, two (2) of whom are elected from districts and one (1) who is elected at large. If the town legislative body adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.5(e), all candidates are elected from districts.
The primary election is conducted under this chapter.
(d) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, an election to fill town offices under this section is held as follows:
(1) During a year municipal elections are held under section 5 of this chapter, the following town offices are elected:
(A) Four (4) members of the town legislative body, three (3) of whom are elected from districts and one (1) who is elected at large. If the town legislative body adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.5(e), all members are elected from districts.
(B) All other town offices other than the town legislative body.
(2) During a year in which candidates for the town legislative body are nominated under subsection (c)(2), three (3) members of the town legislative body, two (2) of whom are elected from districts and one (1) who is elected at large. If the town legislative body adopts an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.5(e), all members are elected from districts.
The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-5. Dates for Municipal Elections

Sec. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035, 2039, 2043, and every four (4) years thereafter. At the election, public officials shall be elected to each municipal office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-1(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.4-1996, SEC.47; P.L.122-2000, SEC.12; P.L.14-2004, SEC.81; P.L.74-2017, SEC.40; P.L.193-2021, SEC.29; P.L.141-2023, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-6. Other Times for Electing Town Officers

Sec. 6. (a) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under IC 18-3-1-16(b) (before its repeal on September 1, 1981), P.L.13-1982, SECTION 3 (before its expiration on January 1, 1988), or section 2.5 of this chapter shall:
(1) at the general election in November 2022, 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) at the municipal election in November 2023, 2027, 2031, 2035, 2039, 2043, and every four (4) years thereafter;
elect town council members for terms of four (4) years to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 following the election, as provided in IC 36-5-2-3. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter shall:
(1) at the general election in November 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter; and
(2) at the general election in November 2022, 2026, 2030, 2034, 2038, 2042, and every four (4) years thereafter;
elect town council members for terms of four (4) years to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 of the following year. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding section 5 of this chapter, a town that adopted an ordinance under section 2.6 of this chapter shall, at the general election in November 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, and every four (4) years thereafter, elect a town clerk-treasurer and town court judge (if a town court has been established under IC 33-35-1-1) to those offices whose terms expire at noon January 1 of the following year. The election shall be conducted under this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-7-1(b); P.L.13-1982, SECTIONS 3 and 4.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.5-1988, SEC.3; P.L.11-1988, SEC.7; P.L.8-1989, SEC.6; P.L.3-1990, SEC.10; P.L.4-1991, SEC.55; P.L.122-2000, SEC.13; P.L.98-2004, SEC.35; P.L.230-2005, SEC.44; P.L.216-2015, SEC.18; P.L.278-2019, SEC.44; P.L.193-2021, SEC.30; P.L.141-2023, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-7. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-7-1(a) part; 3-2-7-1.5.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Repealed by P.L.4-1991, SEC.147.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-7.5. Restrictions on Municipal Office Elections; Nominees on Ballot; Exception by Resolution

Sec. 7.5. (a) This section applies to a municipal office elected during a municipal or general election.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) or (d), if there is an election for any office of the municipality, all nominees for each office must be on the ballot.
(c) If:
(1) there is an election for at least one (1) of a municipality's legislative body members;
(2) only the voters who reside in a legislative body district are eligible to vote in the election for a legislative body member; and
(3) there is no election for an office to be voted on by all voters of the municipality;
the county election board may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, adopt a resolution providing that an election will be held only in the legislative body districts within the municipality in which voters will elect legislative body members under subdivision (2). The names of unopposed candidates for an office to be voted on by all voters of the municipality shall not be placed on the ballot used for the election of municipal legislative body members under this subsection.
(d) This subsection applies only if the county election board adopts a resolution by a unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board making this subsection applicable in the county. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:
(1) there is only one (1) nominee for the office or only one (1) person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5; and
(2) no person has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for the office under IC 3-8-2-2.5 that results in a contest for election to the same municipal office.
A resolution adopted under this subsection expires on January 1 of the year following the year the resolution is adopted.
As added by P.L.8-1992, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.87; P.L.4-1996, SEC.48; P.L.14-2004, SEC.82; P.L.225-2011, SEC.47; P.L.96-2012, SEC.1; P.L.124-2012, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-7.6. Elections for Municipal Offices; Prohibition

Sec. 7.6. An election may not be held for a municipal office if:
(1) an election is not required under section 7.5 of this chapter; and
(2) the approval or rejection of a public question is the only other vote that may be cast on the ballot at the municipal election.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.232.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-8. Rights, Duties, and Required Assistance

Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the county election board, county executive, circuit court clerk, voters, and members of political parties in each county in which a municipal primary election or municipal election will be held have the rights and shall perform the duties and furnish the assistance that they are required to do for a primary and general election under IC 3-10-1 and IC 3-11-8.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-2(a) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1992, SEC.20; P.L.14-2004, SEC.83.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-9. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-8-1.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.87; P.L.13-1988, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.25.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-10. Repealed

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-8-2.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.2-1996, SEC.121. Repealed by P.L.219-2013, SEC.26.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 3. Elections › Article 10. Provisions Governing Certain Types of Elections › Chapter 6. Municipal and School District Elections in Cities, Large Towns, and Small Towns in Marion County › 3-10-6-11. Municipal Precincts; Use of Adjoining Precinct Polls

Sec. 11. If a precinct is wholly or partly in a municipality, the executive of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the municipality may designate the polls for the precinct to be at the polls for an adjoining precinct, using the precinct election board of the adjoining precinct.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.184. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.88.