Sec. 15. (a) A county chairman filling a candidate vacancy under section 6(b)(2) of this chapter or the chairman of a meeting filling a candidate vacancy under this chapter shall file a written certificate of candidate selection on a form prescribed by the election division stating the following information for each candidate selected:
(1) The name of each candidate as:
(A) the candidate wants the candidate's name to appear on the ballot; and
(B) the candidate's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under IC 3-5-7.
(2) The residence address of each candidate.
(b) The certificate shall be filed with:
(1) the election division for:
(A) a committee acting under section 3, 4, 5, or 6(c) of this chapter; or
(B) a committee acting under section 6(b) of this chapter to fill a candidate vacancy in the office of judge of a circuit, superior, probate, or small claims court or prosecuting attorney; or
(2) the circuit court clerk, for a committee acting under section 6(b) of this chapter to fill a candidate vacancy for a local office not described in subdivision (1).
(c) This subsection applies to a candidate vacancy resulting from a vacancy on the primary election ballot as described in section 2 of this chapter. The certificate required by subsection (a) shall be filed not later than noon July 3 before election day.
(d) This subsection applies to all candidate vacancies not described by subsection (c). The certificate required by subsection (a) shall be filed not later than noon three (3) days (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) after selection of the candidates.
(e) A certificate filed under this section is not effective unless the candidate selected to fill the candidate vacancy has filed a statement of economic interests under IC 3-8-9-5.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10(k) part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.419; P.L.3-1993, SEC.224; P.L.3-1997, SEC.384; P.L.202-1999, SEC.21; P.L.260-2001, SEC.8; P.L.66-2003, SEC.48; P.L.225-2011, SEC.83; P.L.216-2015, SEC.31; P.L.169-2015, SEC.155.
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