Section 3-8-7-28 - Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of election district(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official with whom the certificate of nomination was filed by noon: (1) July 15 before a general or municipal election;(2) August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10;(3) on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5;(4) on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7;(5) on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4; or(6) forty-five (45) days before a special election.(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming disqualified. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal immediately after changing the candidate's residence. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-9.
Amended by P.L. 216-2015, SEC. 8, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 169-2015, SEC. 68, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 194-2013, SEC. 31, eff. 7/1/2013.As added by P.L. 5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L. 3-1987, SEC.137; P.L. 4-1991, SEC.42; P.L. 14-2004, SEC.69.