Indiana § 3-6-12-10 - Challenge to candidate having noncompliant signature pages
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§ 3-6-12-10. Challenge to candidate having noncompliant signature pages
Sec. 10. If one (1) or more signature pages do not comply with this chapter after the final date and hour for filing the petition has passed, a challenge to the placement of the candidate or public question on the ballot may be filed with the county election board or the election division as provided by law.
As added by P.L.186-2013, SEC.1.
IC 3-7ARTICLE 7. VOTER REGISTRATION
Ch. 1.Repealed Ch. 2.Repealed Ch. 3.Repealed Ch. 4.Repealed Ch. 4.5.Repealed Ch. 5.Repealed Ch. 5.1.Repealed Ch. 6.Repealed Ch. 7.Repealed Ch. 7.5.Repealed Ch. 8.Repealed Ch. 9.Repealed Ch. 10.General Provisions Ch. 11.State Administration of Voter Registration Ch. 12.County Administration of Voter Registration Ch. 13.Registration and Voting Requirements; General Provisions Ch. 14.Registration Procedures at License Branches Ch. 15.Registration Procedures at Public Assistance Agencies Ch. 16.Registration at Agencies Serving Persons With Disabilities Ch. 17.Registration at Armed Forces Recruitment Offices Ch. 18.Registration in Additional Offices; General Provisions Ch. 19.Registration in Board of Registration Offices Ch. 20.Repealed Ch. 20.5.Registration in Unemployment Compensation Offices Ch. 21.Procedures for Designating Additional Voter Registration Offices; County NVRA Implementation Plans Ch. 22.Mail Registration Ch. 23.Repealed Ch. 24.Distribution Sites for Mail Registration Forms Ch. 25.Repealed Ch. 26.Repealed Ch. 26.3.Statewide Voter Registration List Ch. 26.4.Statewide Voter Registration Information Ch. 26.7.Online Voter Registration Ch. 27.County Voter Registration; Offices and Records Generally Ch. 28.County Voter Registration; Providing Records to Candidates and Parties Ch. 29.County Voter Registration; Providing Records to Precinct Inspectors Ch. 30.Voter Registration Record Confidentiality Requirements and Use Restrictions Ch. 31.Registration Forms; Content Ch. 32.Registration Forms; Completion by Voters Ch. 33.Registration Forms; General Procedures for Processing by Counties Ch. 34.Registration Forms; Special Procedures for Processing Incomplete or Incorrectly Filed Applications Ch. 35.Registration Forms; Special Procedures for Processing Applications From Persons Less Than 18 Years of Age Ch. 36.Special Registration Procedures for Military Voters and Overseas Voters Ch. 37.Special Registration Procedures for Homeless or Mobile Voters Ch. 38.Repealed Ch. 38.1.Repealed Ch. 38.2.Voter List Maintenance Programs Ch. 39.Address Changes by Voter on Registration Records Ch. 40.Address Changes by Governmental Agencies on Registration Records Ch. 40.5.Changes in Registration Records to Update Signature of Voter Ch. 41.Name Changes on Registration Records Ch. 42.Changes in Registration Records Due to Precinct Boundary Changes Ch. 43.Removal From Registration Records Due to Request of Voter Ch. 44.Repealed Ch. 45.Removal From Registration Records Due to Death Ch. 46.Removal From Registration Records Due to Criminal Conviction and Incarceration Ch. 47.Repealed Ch. 48.Determining Registration Status on Election Day
IC 3-7-1Chapter 1. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-1-1formerly 3-1-7-263-7-1-2formerly 3-1-7-26.1; 3-1-9-3 part3-7-1-3formerly 3-1-21-3(1)3-7-1-4formerly 3-1-21-3(2)3-7-1-5formerly 3-1-21-3(3)3-7-1-6formerly 3-1-21-3(4)3-7-1-7formerly 3-1-21-3(5) part3-7-1-8formerly 3-1-21-3(5) part3-7-1-9formerly 3-1-21-3(6)3-7-1-10formerly 3-1-21-3(7)3-7-1-11formerly 3-1-21-3(8)3-7-1-12formerly 3-1-21-3(9)3-7-1-13formerly 3-1-21-3(10)3-7-1-14formerly 3-1-21-3(11)3-7-1-15formerly 35-50-1-4.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-2Chapter 2. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-2-1formerly 3-1-7-6.1(a) part3-7-2-2formerly 3-1-7-6.1(a) part; 3-1-7-6.1(d) part3-7-2-3formerly 3-1-7-6.1(a) part3-7-2-4formerly 3-1-7-6.1(a) part3-7-2-5formerly 3-1-7-6.1(d) part; 3-1-7-6.2(a)3-7-2-6formerly 3-1-7-6.2(b), (c)3-7-2-7formerly 3-1-7-6.2(d)3-7-2-8formerly 3-1-7-6.3(b)3-7-2-9formerly 3-1-7-6.2(e) part; 3-1-7-6.2(g) part3-7-2-10formerly 3-1-7-273-7-2-11formerly 3-1-7-6.1(b) part3-7-2-12formerly 3-1-7-6.1(b) part3-7-2-13formerly 3-1-7-6.1(b) part3-7-2-14formerly 3-1-7-6.1(b) part3-7-2-15formerly 3-1-7-6.1(c) part3-7-2-16formerly 3-1-7-6.1(c) part3-7-2-17formerly 3-1-7-6.1(c) part3-7-2-18formerly 3-1-7-6.1(c) part3-7-2-19formerly 3-1-7-6.1(d) part3-7-2-20formerly 3-1-7-5(c) part3-7-2-21formerly 3-1-7-6.2(f) part3-7-2-22formerly 3-1-7-6.1(e)3-7-2-23formerly 3-1-7-6.2(h)3-7-2-24formerly 3-1-7-6.3(c)3-7-2-25formerly 3-1-7-333-7-2-26formerly 3-1-7-34.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-3Chapter 3. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-3-1formerly 3-1-7-23-7-3-2formerly 3-1-7-33-7-3-3formerly 3-1-7-43-7-3-4formerly 3-1-7-7(a)3-7-3-5formerly 3-1-7-7(b)3-7-3-6formerly 3-1-7-7(c) part3-7-3-7formerly 3-1-7-7(c) part; 3-1-7-7(d)3-7-3-8formerly 3-1-7-8(a) part3-7-3-9formerly 3-1-7-9(a), (f), (g)3-7-3-10formerly 3-1-7-9(d)3-7-3-11formerly 3-1-7-9(e)3-7-3-12formerly 3-1-7-9(b) part3-7-3-13formerly 3-1-7-8(a) part3-7-3-14formerly 3-1-7-8(a) part3-7-3-15formerly 3-1-7-8(b) part3-7-3-16formerly 3-1-7-8(b) part3-7-3-17formerly 3-1-7-8(b) part3-7-3-18formerly 3-1-7-11 part3-7-3-19formerly 3-1-7-11 part3-7-3-20formerly 3-1-7-10 part3-7-3-21formerly 3-1-7-6.53-7-3-22formerly 3-1-7-12(a) part3-7-3-23formerly 3-1-7-12(a) part3-7-3-24formerly 3-1-7-11 part; 3-1-7-12(a) part3-7-3-25formerly 3-1-7-28 part.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-4Chapter 4. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-4-1formerly 3-1-7-8(c)(1)3-7-4-2formerly 3-1-7-8(c)(2)3-7-4-3formerly 3-1-7-8(c)(3)3-7-4-4formerly 3-1-7-8(c)(4)3-7-4-5formerly 3-1-7-8(c)(5)3-7-4-6formerly 3-1-7-9.1.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-4.5Chapter 4.5. RepealedRepealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-5Chapter 5. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-5-1formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-2formerly 3-1-7-9(b) part3-7-5-3formerly 3-1-7-9(b) part3-7-5-4formerly 3-1-7-9(c)3-7-5-5formerly 3-1-7-12(a) part3-7-5-6formerly 3-1-7-12(b)3-7-5-7formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-8formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-9formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-10formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-11formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part3-7-5-12formerly 3-1-7-12(c) part.]Repealed by P.L.8-1992, SEC.43.
IC 3-7-5.1Chapter 5.1. RepealedRepealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-6Chapter 6. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-6-1formerly 3-1-7.1-13-7-6-2formerly 3-1-7.1-23-7-6-3formerly 3-1-7.1-3(a)3-7-6-4formerly 3-1-7.1-3(b)3-7-6-5formerly 3-1-7.1-3(c)3-7-6-6formerly 3-1-7.1-43-7-6-7formerly 3-1-7.1-53-7-6-8formerly 3-1-7.1-6.]Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.154.
IC 3-7-7Chapter 7. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-7-1formerly 3-1-7-6.2(g) part3-7-7-2formerly 3-1-7-6.2(g) part3-7-7-3formerly 3-1-7-6.2(g) part3-7-7-4formerly 3-1-7-14 part3-7-7-5formerly 3-1-7-14 part3-7-7-6formerly 3-1-7-14 part3-7-7-7formerly 3-1-7-15 part3-7-7-8formerly 3-1-7-303-7-7-9formerly 3-1-7-16 part3-7-7-10formerly 3-1-7-16 part3-7-7-11formerly 3-1-7-15 part; 3-1-7-293-7-7-12formerly 3-1-7-6.3(a).]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-7.5Chapter 7.5. RepealedRepealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-8Chapter 8. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-8-1formerly 3-1-7-13(a) part3-7-8-2formerly 3-1-7-10 part3-7-8-3formerly 3-1-7-13(b) part3-7-8-4formerly 3-1-7-13(b) part3-7-8-5formerly 3-1-7-13(c)3-7-8-6formerly 3-1-7-13(a) part3-7-8-7formerly 3-1-7-13(a) part3-7-8-8formerly 3-1-7-13(a) part3-7-8-9formerly 3-1-7-13(a) part3-7-8-10formerly 3-1-7-10 part3-7-8-11formerly 3-1-7-13(d)(1)3-7-8-12formerly 3-1-7-13(d)(2) part3-7-8-13formerly 3-1-7-13(d)(2) part3-7-8-14formerly 3-1-7-13(e)3-7-8-15formerly 3-1-9-10.5 part; 3-1-23-21.5 part3-7-8-16formerly 3-1-9-10.5 part; 3-1-23-21.5 part3-7-8-17formerly 3-1-9-10.5 part; 3-1-23-21.5 part3-7-8-18formerly 3-1-23-6.53-7-8-19formerly 3-1-7-17 part3-7-8-20formerly 3-1-7-17 part.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-9Chapter 9. Repealed[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations:
3-7-9-1formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-2formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-3formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-4formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-5formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-6formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-7formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-8formerly 3-1-7-18 part3-7-9-9formerly 3-1-7-19 part3-7-9-10formerly 3-1-7-19 part3-7-9-11formerly 3-1-7-20; 3-1-7-213-7-9-12formerly 3-1-7-223-7-9-13formerly 3-1-7-23(a)3-7-9-14formerly 3-1-7-23(b) part3-7-9-15formerly 3-1-7-23(b) part3-7-9-16formerly 3-1-7-23(c)3-7-9-17formerly 3-1-7-24(a)3-7-9-18formerly 3-1-7-24(b)3-7-9-19formerly 3-1-7-24(c)3-7-9-20formerly 3-1-7-25 part3-7-9-21formerly 3-1-7-25 part.]Repealed by P.L.12-1995, SEC.138.
IC 3-7-10Chapter 10. General Provisions
3-7-10-1Provisions by general assembly for voter registration 3-7-10-2"License branch"
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