Sec. 4. (a) For purposes of placement of a candidate’s name on the ballot, a candidate’s legal name is determined under this section.

     (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate’s legal name is considered to be the name shown on the candidate’s birth certificate.

     (c) If a candidate:

(1) uses a name after marriage as described in subsection (d); or

(2) takes a name through a judicial proceeding that is different from the name shown on the candidate’s birth certificate;

the most recent name used after marriage or taken in the judicial proceeding is considered to be the candidate’s legal name.

     (d) A name a candidate uses after marriage is considered the candidate’s legal name if the name satisfies any of the following:

(1) The name is the name appearing on the candidate’s birth certificate.

(2) The name is the name used by the candidate as an applicant for the marriage license.

(3) The name is any combination of the names the candidate and the candidate’s spouse used as applicants for their marriage license.

As added by P.L.202-1999, SEC.1.