Certificate of nomination
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.116; P.L.10-1988, SEC.43; P.L.3-1989, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.67; P.L.144-1999, SEC.3; P.L.202-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.59; P.L.227-2023, SEC.42.
(a) The chairman and secretary of a town convention shall execute a certificate of nomination in writing, setting out the following:
(1) The name of each nominee as:
- (A) the nominee wants the nominee's name to appear on the ballot; and
(B) the nominee's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7 .
The certificate must specify, by a designation described in IC 3-5-7-5 , each designation that the nominee wants to use that is permitted by IC 3-5-7 .
- (2) The residence address of each nominee.
- (3) The office for which each nominee was nominated.
- (4) That each nominee is legally qualified to hold office.
- (b) Both the chairman and secretary shall acknowledge the certificate before an officer authorized to take acknowledgment of deeds.
- (c) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk of the county having the greatest percentage of the population of the town.
- (d) The certificate must be filed with the circuit court clerk no later than noon August 28 before the municipal election.
(e) The circuit court clerk shall file a copy of each certificate with the town clerk-treasurer no later than noon September 4.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7.5-4(d) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.116; P.L.10-1988, SEC.43; P.L.3-1989, SEC.5; P.L.3-1993, SEC.67; P.L.144-1999, SEC.3; P.L.202-1999, SEC.5; P.L.14-2004, SEC.59; P.L.227-2023, SEC.42.