Indiana § 3-10-9-6 - Petition for placement on ballot

Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-10-9-6 — Petition for placement on ballot, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-10-9-6. Petition for placement on ballot

Sec. 6. (a) If a statute requires the submission of a petition for the placement of a local public question on the ballot, the petition must:

(1) state the day of the election for which the petitioners seek the placement of the question on the ballot;

(2) contain the signature of each petitioner;

(3) contain the printed name of each petitioner; and

(4) state the residence address of each petitioner as set forth on the county voter registration record (or the mailing address if no residence address is set forth on the record).

(b) A petition is not valid for the placement of the public question on the ballot on any other election day.

As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.98. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.91; P.L.3-1997, SEC.240.

IC 3-10-10Chapter 10. Special Procedures for Presidential Elections

3-10-10-1Purpose of chapter 3-10-10-2Applicability of chapter 3-10-10-3Conditions for applicability of voting procedures 3-10-10-4Affidavit; execution 3-10-10-5Affidavit; copy to voter 3-10-10-6Affidavits, forms, and records to be marked for presidential election only 3-10-10-7Affidavit; required information 3-10-10-8Affidavit; form 3-10-10-9Voter executing affidavit challenged as ineligible; provisional ballot; sufficiency of affidavit

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 3-10-9-6 ("Petition for placement on ballot") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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