Indiana Code 3-8-5-14.7. Validity of documents
(1) a declaration of candidacy;
(3) a certificate of nomination of a candidate by a town convention;
subject to this chapter shall be filed under IC 3-8-1-2, with the county election board of the county where the declaration of candidacy was filed, not later than noon seven (7) days after the final date for filing a certificate under section 13(d) of this chapter. The question shall be referred to and determined by the town election board (or by the appropriate county election board if a county election board is conducting the election for the town).
(b) The election board shall rule on the validity of any document described in subsection (a) not later than noon seven (7) days following the deadline for filing of the document required by subsection (a).
(c) A question regarding the validity of a declaration to be a write-in candidate for election to a town office must be filed under IC 3-8-1-2 not later than the date and time specified by IC 3-8-2-14(c), and shall be determined by the election board not later than the date and time specified by IC 3-8-2-14(c).
As added by P.L.4-1996, SEC.31. Amended by P.L.144-1999, SEC.4; P.L.14-2004, SEC.60; P.L.278-2019, SEC.27.