{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-5.7","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-1-5.7","heading":"Requirements of candidates for appointment pro tempore","body":"Sec. 5.7. (a) Except as expressly provided by law, a candidate for selection under IC 3-13-5, IC 3-13-6, IC 3-13-7, IC 3-13-8, IC 3-13-9, IC 3-13-10, or IC 3-13-11 for an appointment pro tempore to an office must:\n(1) comply with the requirements imposed under this chapter on a candidate for election to the office; and\n(2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus in the manner required under IC 3-8-2-7(a)(4) and IC 3-8-5-10.5(d)(4).\n(b) The individual or entity that has the authority under IC 3-13-5, IC 3-13-6, IC 3-13-7, IC 3-13-8, IC 3-13-9, IC 3-13-10, or IC 3-13-11 to select a candidate for an appointment pro tempore may remove a candidate from consideration if the candidate does not meet the requirements under subsection (a).\n(c) For purposes of determining whether a candidate for an appointment pro tempore complies with a requirement imposed under this chapter on a candidate for election to the office, the term \"before the election\" is considered to read as:\n(1) \"before the date of the caucus that is required to fill the vacant office\"; or\n(2) \"before the date that the county political party chairman appoints an individual to fill the vacant office\";\nwhichever is the case.\n(d) If a town council member:\n(1) was elected or selected as a candidate from a town council district; and\n(2) served on a council that subsequently adopted an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.1 abolishing town council districts;\na candidate for selection for an appointment pro tempore to succeed the town council member is not required to reside within the district formerly represented by the town council member.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 1. Qualifications for Candidates"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-1-5.7","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"853b6e533112c277658bd9be964a5ec1f733445a95dc916dd0f68070cad69eee","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-5.5","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-1-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}