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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.
