§ Ind. Code § 3-8-6-10Time for submitting and filing petition; filings during year when census taken

(a) Except as provided in section 11 of this chapter, a petition of nomination must
be submitted to the county voter registration office of each county in which the election
district is located.
(b) The petition must be filed during the period beginning on the first date that a
declaration of candidacy for a primary election may be filed under IC 3-8-2-4 in the year in
which the election will be held and ending at noon June 30 before the election.
(c) The county voter registration office shall certify and file a petition that complies with
the requirements of this chapter with the public official authorized to place names on the
ballot (and a copy of the petition with the town clerk-treasurer, if the petition of nomination
is for a town office) not later than noon July 15.
(d) This subsection applies to a county in which the county voter registration office is a
board of registration established under IC 3-7-12. A candidate for a local office is not
required to file the candidate's written consent to become a candidate with the circuit court
clerk until the petition of nomination for the candidate is filed in accordance with section 12
of this chapter.
(e) Following certification of a petition under this section, the office may, upon the
request of a candidate named in the petition, return the original petition to the candidate for
filing with the appropriate official in accordance with this subsection. The candidate must file
the certified petition with the appropriate official not later than noon July 15.
(f) During a year in which a federal decennial census, federal special census, special
tabulation, or corrected population count becomes effective under IC 1-1-3.5, a petition of
nomination may be filed for an office that will appear on the primary election ballot that year
as a result of the new tabulation of population or corrected population count.