Sec. 20. (a) If a person has been nominated as a candidate for the same office by:

(1) both convention and petition;

(2) both primary election and petition;

(3) both primary election and convention;

(4) more than one (1) petition; or

(5) more than one (1) convention;

the person's name may be placed on the ballot only once.

(b) This subsection applies only to a person nominated by both convention and petition. The person's name shall be placed on the list of candidates nominated by convention, and the place occupied by the person's name in the petition must be left blank. However, if the candidate files a written statement:

(1) acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments;

(2) in the office where a petition of nomination for the office must be filed;

(3) no later than noon of the last day for filing a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6-10(c); and

(4) requesting that the person's name be printed as nominated by petition;

the person's name must be so printed and omitted from the list nominated by convention.

(c) This subsection applies only to a person nominated by both primary election and petition. The person's name must be placed on the list of candidates nominated by primary election, and the place occupied by the person's name in the petition must be left blank. However, if the candidate files a written statement:

(1) acknowledged before a person who is authorized to take acknowledgments;

(2) in the office where a petition of nomination for the office must be filed;

(3) not later than noon the last day for filing a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6-10(c); and

(4) requesting that the person's name be printed as nominated by petition;

the person's name must be so printed and omitted from the list nominated by primary election.

(d) This subsection applies only to a person nominated by both primary election and convention. The person's name must be placed on the list of candidates nominated by primary election, and the place occupied by the person's name in the certificate of nomination of the convention must be left blank. However, if the candidate files a written statement:

(1) acknowledged before a person who is authorized to take acknowledgments;

(2) in the office where a certificate of nomination for the office must be filed;

(3) not later than noon the last day for filing a certificate of nomination; and

(4) requesting that the person's name be printed as nominated by convention;

the person's name must be so printed and omitted from the list nominated by primary election.

(e) This subsection applies only to a person nominated by more than one (1) petition. The person's name must be placed on the list of candidates nominated by petition for the first petition of nomination certified under IC 3-8-6 and filed with the election division or county election board under IC 3-8-6-10(c), and the place occupied by the person's name in a subsequent petition must be left blank. However, if the candidate files a written statement:

(1) acknowledged before a person who is authorized to take acknowledgments;

(2) in the office where a petition of nomination for the office must be filed;

(3) not later than noon the last day for filing a petition of nomination under IC 3-8-6-10(c); and

(4) requesting that the person's name be printed as nominated by a subsequent petition;

the person's name must be placed on the list of candidates nominated by the subsequent petition.

(f) This subsection applies to a person nominated by more than one (1) convention. The person's name must be placed on the list of candidates nominated by convention for the first certificate of nomination filed with the public official with whom the certificate is required to be filed, and the place occupied by the person's name in a subsequent certificate of nomination of the convention must be left blank. However, if the candidate files a written statement:

(1) acknowledged before a person who is authorized to take acknowledgments;

(2) in the office where a certificate of nomination for the office must be filed;

(3) not later than noon the last day for filing a certificate of nomination; and

(4) requesting that the person's name be printed as nominated by a subsequent convention;

the person's name must be printed as nominated by the subsequent convention.

(g) If an individual is nominated as a candidate under IC 3-13-1 to fill a candidate vacancy, the individual is considered for purposes of this section to have been nominated in the same manner as the candidate whom the individual succeeded or in the same manner as a candidate would have been nominated if no nomination is made. If an individual is nominated as a candidate under IC 3-13-2 to fill a candidate vacancy, the individual may not be placed on the ballot as the candidate of any other political party.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-3 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.61; P.L.38-1999, SEC.27.