Sec. 29. (a) If a new candidate is appointed or selected under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2 after the printing of ballots and before the election, the election board shall print ballots containing the name of the new candidate, except as provided in section 29.5 of this chapter.

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     (b) If a candidate entitled to be placed on the ballot changes the candidate’s legal name after the printing of ballots and before the election, the board is not required to reprint ballots to reflect the change of legal name.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-23-2(a).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.218; P.L.5-1989, SEC.49; P.L.4-1996, SEC.65; P.L.3-1997, SEC.271; P.L.202-1999, SEC.19; P.L.225-2011, SEC.53; P.L.194-2013, SEC.47; P.L.169-2015, SEC.92.