Indiana § 3-5-6-6 - Substantial conformity of signatures required
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-5-6-6 — Substantial conformity of signatures required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-5-6-6. Substantial conformity of signatures required
Sec. 6. (a) Whenever the signature of an individual does not substantially conform with the signature of the registered voter with the name and address in the records of the county voter registration office, the signature is invalid and may not be certified.
(b) In determining whether a signature substantially conforms with a voter's signature in the records of the county voter registration office, the office must certify the signature if the office determines that lack of conformity may reasonably be attributed to the age, disability, or impairment of the voter.
As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.3.
IC 3-5-7Chapter 7. Candidate Designations on the Ballot
3-5-7-1Applicability of chapter 3-5-7-2"Designation" defined 3-5-7-3"Name" defined 3-5-7-4Candidate's legal name 3-5-7-5Designations used on ballot 3-5-7-5.5Use of universally recognized pronunciation symbols in candidate names; exceptions 3-5-7-6Candidacy documents 3-5-7-6.3Address listed on notice of withdrawal 3-5-7-6.5Candidacy document design; separate fields for each separate candidate name designation 3-5-7-7Complaints filed against candidates
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 3-5-6-6 ("Substantial conformity of signatures required") 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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