§ Ind. Code § 3-8-5-12Chairman and secretary of convention; items of business to be conducted; nomination of candidates; recess and reconvening

(a) The town chairman and secretary of each town political party committee shall
act as chairman and secretary of their respective conventions.
(b) As the first item of convention business, the town chairman shall make the initial
determination regarding which individuals are eligible to vote in the town convention under
section 11 of this chapter. If an individual objects to the determination of the chairman, the
matter shall be put to the vote of all those individuals whose eligibility to vote is not in
dispute.
(c) As the second item of convention business, the town chairman shall submit copies of
proposed rules to the members of the convention for adoption. The rules must provide for
at least the following:
(1) The voting method to be used for nominating candidates at the convention.
(2) The method to be used for resolving tie votes.
(3) Any method for removing candidates from consideration by the convention if no
candidate receives a majority vote from all voters casting a ballot at the convention.
(4) The rights of nonvoting observers, media, candidate watchers, or others attending
the convention.
(d) If the town chairman of the political party committee is unable or unwilling to act as
chairman of the convention, the secretary acts as chairman until the convention elects a
chairman of the convention from among the voters attending the convention. If the town
secretary of the political party committee is unable or unwilling to act as secretary of the
convention, the convention shall elect a secretary of the convention from among the voters
attending the convention.
(e) After adoption of the convention rules, the convention may proceed to vote on the
candidates to be nominated. The candidates for town offices must be nominated by a majority
of the voters present and voting. If more than one (1) person may be elected to an at-large
town council seat, the convention shall determine the total votes received by each candidate
for an at-large town council seat. The candidates who receive the highest number of votes,
up to the total number to be elected, are the nominees of the convention.
(f) The town convention may recess and reconvene if a majority of eligible voters at the
convention adopt a motion to recess and reconvene. The motion must state the date, time, and