CHAPTER 1. APPLICABILITY; TYPES OF ELECTIONS

IC 3-5

    ARTICLE 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS



IC 3-5-1

    

Chapter 1. Applicability; Types of Elections

IC 3-5-1-1

Public officials or public questions; application

    

Sec. 1. This title applies to each election at which the electorate
of the state or a political subdivision:

        (1) nominates or chooses by ballot public officials; or

        (2) decides a public question lawfully submitted to the
electorate.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.

IC 3-5-1-2

Types of elections

    

Sec. 2. The types of elections to which this title applies are
classified as follows:

        (1) General election, which is conducted statewide on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each
even-numbered year.

        (2) Municipal election, in which the electorate of a municipality
chooses by ballot public officials for the municipality or
decides a public question lawfully submitted to the electorate of
the municipality.

        (3) Primary election, which is conducted for the purpose of
choosing by ballot the following:

            (A) The candidates who will be the nominees of a political
party for elected offices in a general or municipal election.

            (B) The precinct committeemen of a political party.

            (C) The delegates to a political party's state convention.

        (4) School district election, in which the electorate of a school
district chooses by ballot members of the school board.

        (5) Special election, which is conducted for a special purpose
as provided by law.

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.