Indiana § 3-8-6-8 - Certification of petitioners as eligible to vote
Full text of Indiana Indiana Code § 3-8-6-8 — Certification of petitioners as eligible to vote, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 3-8-6-8. Certification of petitioners as eligible to vote
Sec. 8. For a petition of nomination to be considered valid by the officer required to receive the petition, the county voter registration office in the county where the petitioner is registered must certify that each petitioner is a voter at the residence address listed in the petition at the time the petition is being processed. The certification must accompany and be part of each petition. The certification must indicate that each petitioner is eligible to vote for the candidates being nominated by the petition.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(f) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.27.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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