Election of precinct committeemen — Qualifications.
[34-624, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 104, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 73; am. 1972, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 256; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 16, p. 469; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 3, p. 835; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 20, p. 75; am. 2011, ch. 285, sec. 5, p. 780; am. 2021, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 554.]
- (1) At the primary election, 1980, and every two (2) years thereafter, a precinct committeeman for each political party shall be elected in every voting precinct within each county. The term of office of a precinct committeeman shall be from the eighth day following the primary election until the eighth day following the next succeeding primary election.
- (2) No person shall be elected to the office of precinct committeeman unless he has attained the age of eighteen (18) years at the time of his election, is a citizen of the United States, and is a registered elector of the voting precinct for a period of six (6) months next preceding his election.
- (3) Each candidate shall file a declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.
- (4) No filing fee shall be charged any candidate at the time of his filing his declaration of candidacy.
[34-624, added 1970, ch. 140, sec. 104, p. 351; am. 1971, ch. 29, sec. 1, p. 73; am. 1972, ch. 128, sec. 1, p. 256; am. 1975, ch. 174, sec. 16, p. 469; am. 1979, ch. 309, sec. 3, p. 835; am. 1996, ch. 28, sec. 20, p. 75; am. 2011, ch. 285, sec. 5, p. 780; am. 2021, ch. 203, sec. 1, p. 554.]