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Indiana Code Title 3. Elections § 3-5-4-1.3

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 1.3. (a) Not later than the close of one (1) business day after a person files a declaration of candidacy, a request for placement on the presidential primary ballot, a certificate of nomination by a convention, a certificate of nomination by petition, a certification of candidate selection to fill a ballot vacancy, or a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate in the office of the election division or circuit court clerk, the election division or circuit court clerk shall send a statement to the candidate by:

(1) hand delivery;

(2) first class United States mail;  or

(3) electronic mail, if an electronic mail address has been provided by the person;

to the mailing address or electronic mail address set forth in the document filed with the office.

(b) The statement must set forth the following:

(1) That the candidate has filed the document described in subsection (a).

(2) The name of the candidate.

(3) The office for which the individual is a candidate.

(4) The date on which the document was filed.

(5) That acceptance of the document for filing does not prevent the filing from being challenged in the manner set forth in this title.

(c) The circuit court clerk shall enter:

(1) the name and other information provided by each candidate for an elected office or a political party office who files a document described in subsection (a) with the county election board;  and

(2) the text of a public question certified to the county election board under IC 3-10-9;

into the election management module of the statewide voter registration system not later than the deadline for estimating the number of ballots required to be printed under IC 3-11-4-10.

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