EVCIElection Voter-Confidence Index

This statute clearly satisfies the ballot-information component for initiatives and referenda: it mandates a voters' pamphlet with enumerated content (measure text, fiscal impact statements, funding sources, arguments and rebuttals), specifies distribution (mailing to every household and availability through county clerks), and includes technical specifications. However, the section addresses ONLY initiative and referendum measures, not candidate information. The criterion asks whether there is statutory requirement for a pamphlet with 'candidate and ballot-question information.' This statute covers ballot-question (initiative/referendum) information comprehensively but omits candidate information entirely. Under the dual-scholar test, one interpreter would view this as partial satisfaction (rigorous ballot-question framework present) while another would note the explicit exclusion of candidate information from this pamphlet requirement, making it incomplete relative to the criterion's dual requirement.

No matching sections in corpus.

The statute mandates that candidates file declarations of candidacy with the county clerk (I.C. § 34-620(3)), establishing a filing requirement and designating the repository (county clerk). However, the statute does not codify public accessibility requirements or define a timeframe within which filed documents must be made available to the public. While the filing mechanism is established, the procedural clarity regarding public access and timing—core elements of CAND.1—is absent. The statute addresses candidate filing but not the communication/accessibility framework that EVCI measures.

“Each candidate shall file his declaration of candidacy with the county clerk.”

This section addresses candidate vacancies/disqualifications for judicial offices occurring after the primary but before the general election, and specifies the Secretary of State's role in declaring vacancies and certifying replacement nominees. However, it does not codify a PUBLIC NOTICE PROCEDURE for informing voters about the disqualification or withdrawal. The statute describes the administrative action (declaring vacancy, certifying replacements) but does not specify how or when the public must be notified of these changes. The criterion requires codification of the 'public-notice procedure,' which would include timing, method, and content of voter notification. The statute is silent on these procedural notice requirements to voters.

“the secretary of state shall declare that a vacancy exists in the judicial office, but that no other candidate for the office will be offered at the general election”

I.C. § 34-1406 satisfies NOTIF.1 by establishing a statutory requirement for pre-election voter notification with clearly defined timing and content requirements. The statute mandates: (1) county clerk responsibility for notice publication; (2) required content elements including election date, polling places, and polling hours; (3) specific timing triggers (first notice minimum 12 days pre-election, final notice minimum 5 days pre-election); (4) designated publication method (official county newspaper). While the statute does not explicitly address registration deadlines, it comprehensively codifies the core notification elements and temporal framework required for the criterion.

“The county clerk shall give notice for each political subdivision for any election by publishing such notice in the official newspaper of the county. The notice shall state the date of the election, the polling places, and the hours during which the polls shall be open for the purpose of voting. The first publication shall be made not less than twelve (12) days prior to the election, and the last publication of notice shall be made not less than five (5) days prior to the election.”

§ 34-1102 requires notice of polling place changes, but only for mid-election adjournments (situations where election cannot proceed at original location). The statute mandates 'proclamation' and posting at the original location, which satisfies the notification requirement in principle. However, it does not satisfy NOTIF.2's requirement for 'individual notice within a defined timeframe.' The statute specifies: (1) proclamation required, (2) notice posted at the original location, but (3) no defined timeframe (must occur 'forthwith' during adjournment), and (4) no requirement for individual voter notification. The dual-scholar test asks whether this addresses notification for changes 'between elections' (pre-election changes). This statute addresses only same-day emergency relocations, not advance notice of permanent polling place reassignments between election cycles. The notice method (posting at one location) may not effectively reach all affected voters, and there is no advance notice requirement.

“Upon adjourning any election, the judges shall cause proclamation thereof to be made, and shall post a notice upon the place where the adjournment was made from notifying electors of the change of polling place.”