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3-8-2-6. Certain local offices; filing declaration of candidacy; posting

IN Code § 3-8-2-6 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 6. (a) A declaration of candidacy for:

(1) any local office not described in section 5 of this chapter;

(2) precinct committeeman; or

(3) delegate to a state convention;

shall be filed in the office of the county election board located in the county seat.

(b) Whenever the election district for a local office includes more than one (1) county, the declaration of candidacy shall be filed in the office of the county election board located in the county seat of the county that contains the greatest percentage of population of the election district.

(c) This subsection applies to a county having a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than seven hundred thousand (700,000). The chief deputy of the combined election board and board of registration shall post for public inspection a copy of each declaration of candidacy filed under this section on the day the declaration is filed.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-9-5(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.98; P.L.7-1991, SEC.1; P.L.12-1992, SEC.5; P.L.3-1997, SEC.121.

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