Indiana § 3-8-7-28 - Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of election district
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§ 3-8-7-28. Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of election district
Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official with whom the certificate of nomination was filed by noon:
(1) July 15 before a general or municipal election;
(2) August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10;
(3) on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5;
(4) on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7;
(5) on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4; or
(6) forty-five (45) days before a special election.
(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming disqualified. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.
(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal immediately after changing the candidate's residence. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-9.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.137; P.L.4-1991, SEC.42; P.L.14-2004, SEC.69; P.L.194-2013, SEC.31; P.L.169-2015, SEC.68; P.L.216-2015, SEC.8.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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