Indiana § 3-8-6-3 - Required number of signatures
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§ 3-8-6-3. Required number of signatures
Sec. 3. (a) A petition of nomination must be signed by the number of voters equal to two percent (2%) of the total vote cast at the last election for secretary of state in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.
(b) In determining the number of signatures required under this section, any fraction in excess of a whole number must be disregarded.
(c) If an election district is included entirely within one (1) precinct, and does not include the entire precinct, the petition of nomination must be signed by at least five (5) voters of the election district.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-11-1(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D); 3-1-11-1(b).]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.145; P.L.227-2023, SEC.44.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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