Indiana § 3-8-3-8 - Certified list of candidates
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§ 3-8-3-8. Certified list of candidates
Sec. 8. (a) Not later than the date prescribed under IC 3-8-2-17 for transmitting a certified list of candidates before a presidential primary election, the election division shall transmit to each county election board a certified list containing the name of each person qualified as a candidate for nomination for the office of President of the United States and the name of the political party whose nomination the candidate is seeking. This list may be amended in the same manner prescribed by IC 3-8-2-17.
(b) Except in accordance with an amendment to the certified list, each county election board shall have the names of the candidates certified by the election division placed on the ballot as provided by law.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-19(b) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.139.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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