Indiana § 3-8-3-11 - Delegates to national convention; support of candidate on first ballot
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§ 3-8-3-11. Delegates to national convention; support of candidate on first ballot
Sec. 11. A delegate or alternate delegate selected from a congressional district to the national convention of a political party shall, on the first ballot at the national convention, support the candidate for President of the United States who received the highest number of votes in the congressional district at the primary election if the person is in fact a candidate at the convention. A delegate-at-large or alternate delegate-at-large to the national convention is not required to support a specific candidate for President on any ballot at the convention.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-19(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4.
IC 3-8-4Chapter 4. State Conventions
3-8-4-1Application of chapter 3-8-4-2Offices nominated by convention; nomination of electors and delegates of national convention if not nominated by state convention 3-8-4-3Delegates 3-8-4-4Vacancy 3-8-4-5Furnishing list of delegates to election division 3-8-4-6Notice of presidential primary vote to convention 3-8-4-7Procedures for nominating candidates and delegates 3-8-4-8Voting technique; noncontested offices 3-8-4-9Inspectors and poll clerks; watchers 3-8-4-10Nomination of candidates 3-8-4-11Rules regarding state convention 3-8-4-12Repealed 3-8-4-13Repealed 3-8-4-14Repealed 3-8-4-15Repealed 3-8-4-16Repealed 3-8-4-17Repealed 3-8-4-18Repealed 3-8-4-19Repealed 3-8-4-20Repealed 3-8-4-21Repealed 3-8-4-22Repealed 3-8-4-23Repealed 3-8-4-24Repealed
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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