(a) This section does not apply to a candidate challenged under IC 3-8-8. (b) The commission, a county election board, or a town election board shall act if a candidate (or a person acting on behalf of a candidate in accordance with state law) has filed any of the following: (1) A declaration of candidacy under IC 3-8-2 or IC 3-8-5. (2) A request for ballot placement in a presidential primary under IC 3-8-3. (3) A petition of nomination or candidate's consent to nomination under IC 3-8-2.5 or IC 3-8-6. (4) A certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-7, IC 3-10-2-15, or IC 3-10-6-12. (5) A certificate of candidate selection under IC 3-13-1 or IC 3-13-2. (6) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate under IC 3-8-2-2.5. (7) A contest to the denial of certification under IC 3-8-2.5 or IC 3-8-6-12. (c) The commission has jurisdiction to act under this section with regard to any filing described in subsection (b) that was made with the election division. Except for a filing under the jurisdiction of a town election board, a county election board has jurisdiction to act under this section with regard to any filing described in subsection (b) that was made with the county election board, county voter registration office, or the circuit court clerk. A town election board has jurisdiction to act under this section with regard to any filing that was made with the county election board, the county voter registration office, or the circuit court clerk for nomination or election to a town office. (d) Except as provided in subsection (f), before the commission or election board acts under this section, a registered voter of the election district that a candidate seeks to represent or a county chairman of a major political party of a county in which any part of the election district is located must file a sworn statement before a person authorized to administer oaths, with the election division or election board: (1) questioning the eligibility of the candidate to seek the office; and (2) setting forth the facts known to the voter or county chairman of a major political party of a county concerning this question. (e) The eligibility of a write-in candidate or a candidate nominated by a convention, petition, or primary may not be challenged under this section if the commission or board determines that all of the following occurred: (1) The eligibility of the candidate was challenged under this section before the candidate was nominated. (2) The commission or board conducted a hearing on the affidavit before the nomination. (3) This challenge would be based on substantially the same grounds as the previous challenge to the candidate.
§ Ind. Code § 3-8-1-2Questioned candidacy filing; jurisdiction to act; sworn statement; determination of eligibility or validity; denial of filing
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