{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-10-8-7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-10-8-7","heading":"Vacancy in United States Senate; nominating candidates","body":"Sec. 7. A candidate for the office of United States Senator in a special election held to fill a vacancy in accordance with IC 3-13-3-1 shall be nominated:\n(1) at a primary election held under IC 3-10-1, if the vacancy occurs no later than noon on the first date that a petition of nomination can be filed with a county voter registration office under IC 3-8-2-10 before the primary election;\n(2) as provided in IC 3-13-1-3, if the vacancy occurs after noon on the first date that a petition of nomination can be filed with a county voter registration office under IC 3-8-2-10 before a primary election held under IC 3-10-1; or\n(3) under IC 3-8-6, if a candidate is an independent candidate or represents a political party not qualified to nominate candidates at a primary election.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 10. PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 8. Special Elections"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-10-8-7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"8a23c7aa90c9ef074ca93e969bd8b2f2c79e00df290b51421c848e83d25955dc","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-10-8-6","next":"us-in/ic-3-10-8-7.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}