§ Ind. Code § 3-12-8-1Persons entitled to contest

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(a) This section does not apply to a challenge filed before an election to the
eligibility of a candidate nominated by petition for election to an office. The challenge
described by this subsection must be conducted in accordance with IC 3-8-1-2.
(b) Any candidate for nomination or election to a local or school board office may contest
the nomination or election of a candidate who is declared nominated or elected to the office,
except a candidate who:
(1) receives the most votes in a primary election; and
(2) is certified as deceased under IC 3-8-7-1.
(c) If a candidate who is entitled to contest the nomination or election of a candidate
under this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by section 5 of this
chapter, the county chairman of a political party of which the candidate entitled to file a
petition under this chapter was a member may file a petition to contest the nomination or
election of a candidate. A county chairman is entitled to contest an election under this chapter
only in a partisan race.
(d) This subsection applies to an election for a school board office. If there is no
candidate who is entitled to contest the election of another candidate to a school board office,
a voter of the school corporation may file a petition to contest the election of the candidate.

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