First Regular Session 118th General Assembly (2013)


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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1112




     AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.

    Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 3-8-2-2.5 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013]: Sec. 2.5. (a) A person who desires to be a write-in candidate for a federal, state, legislative, or local office or school board office in a general, municipal, or school board election must file a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate with the officer with whom declaration of candidacy must be filed under sections 5 and 6 of this chapter.
    (b) The declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate required under subsection (a) must be signed before a person authorized to administer oaths and must certify the following information:
        (1) The candidate's name must be printed or typewritten as:
            (A) the candidate wants the candidate's name to be certified; and
            (B) the candidate's name is permitted to appear under IC 3-5-7.
        (2) A statement that the candidate is a registered voter and the location of the candidate's precinct and township (or ward and city or town), county, and state.
        (3) The candidate's complete residence address, and if the

candidate's mailing address is different from the residence address, the mailing address.
        (4) The candidate's party affiliation or a statement that the candidate is an independent candidate (not affiliated with any party). For purposes of this subdivision, a candidate is affiliated with a political party only if the candidate satisfies section 7(a)(4) of this chapter. The candidate may not claim affiliation with any political party described by IC 3-8-4-1.
        (5) A statement of the candidate's intention to be a write-in candidate, the name of the office, including the district, and the date and type of election.
        (6) If the candidate is a candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States, a statement declaring the names of the individuals who have consented and are eligible to be the candidate's candidates for presidential electors.
        (7) A statement that the candidate:
            (A) is aware of the provisions of IC 3-9 regarding campaign finance and the reporting of campaign contributions and expenditures; and
            (B) agrees to comply with the provisions of IC 3-9.
        The candidate must separately sign the statement required by this subdivision.
        (8) A statement as to whether the candidate has:
            (A) been a candidate for state or local office in a previous primary or general election; and
            (B) filed all reports required by IC 3-9-5-10 for all previous candidacies.
        (9) If the candidate is subject to IC 3-9-1-5, a statement that the candidate has filed a campaign finance statement of organization for the candidate's principal committee or is aware that the candidate may be required to file a campaign finance statement of organization not later than noon seven (7) days after the final date to file the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under section 4 of this chapter.
        (10) If the candidate is subject to IC 3-9-1-5.5, a statement that the candidate is required to file a campaign finance statement of organization under IC 3-9 after the first of either of the following occurs:
            (A) The candidate receives more than five hundred dollars

($500) in contributions.
            (B) The candidate makes more than five hundred dollars ($500) in expenditures.
        (11) A statement that the candidate complies with all requirements under the laws of Indiana to be a candidate for the above named office, including any applicable residency requirements, and that the candidate is not ineligible to be a candidate due to a criminal conviction that would prohibit the candidate from serving in the office.
        (12) The candidate's signature and telephone number.
    (c) At the time of filing the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate, the write-in candidate is considered a candidate for all purposes.
    (d) A write-in candidate must comply with the requirements under IC 3-8-1 that apply to the office to which the write-in candidate seeks election.
    (e) A person may not be a write-in candidate in a contest for nomination or for election to a political party office.
    (f) A write-in candidate for the office of President or Vice President of the United States must list at least one (1) candidate for presidential elector and may not list more than the total number of presidential electors to be chosen in Indiana.
    (g) The commission shall provide that the form of a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate includes the following information near the separate signature required by subsection (b)(7):
        (1) The dates for filing campaign finance reports under IC 3-9.
        (2) The penalties for late filing of campaign finance reports under IC 3-9.
    (h) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate must include a statement that the candidate requests the name on the candidate's voter registration record be the same as the name the candidate uses on the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate. If there is a difference between the name on the candidate's declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate and the name on the candidate's voter registration record, the officer with whom the declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate is filed shall forward the information to the voter registration officer of the appropriate county as required by IC 3-5-7-6(e). The voter registration officer of the appropriate county shall change the name on the candidate's voter registration record to be

the same as the name on the candidate's declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate.


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