Indiana § 3-8-5-13 - Certificate of nomination
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§ 3-8-5-13. Certificate of nomination
Sec. 13. (a) The chairman and secretary of a town convention shall execute a certificate of nomination in writing, setting out the following:
(1) The name of each nominee as:
(A) the nominee wants the nominee's name to appear on the ballot; and
(B) the nominee's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7.
The certificate must specify, by a designation described in IC 3-5-7-5, each designation that the nominee wants to use that is permitted by IC 3-5-7.
(2) The residence address of each nominee.
(3) The office for which each nominee was nominated.
(4) That each nominee is legally qualified to hold office.
(b) Both the chairman and secretary shall acknowledge the certificate before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds.
(c) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town.
(d) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon August 28 before the municipal election.
(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate with the town clerk-treasurer no later than noon September 4.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.116; P.L.10-1988, SEC.43; P.L.3-1989, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.67; P.L.144-1999, SEC.3; P.L.202-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.59; P.L.227-2023, SEC.42.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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