{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-2.5-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-2.5-4","heading":"Time for filing; petition requirements for write-in candidates; withdrawal of petition or declaration","body":"Sec. 4. (a) A petition of nomination for a school board office must be filed:\n(1) not earlier than the first day voter registration begins following the primary as set forth in IC 3-7-13-10(c); and\n(2) not later than noon thirty (30) days from the date specified in subdivision (1).\nThe petition must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.\n(b) A declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a school board office must be filed:\n(1) not earlier than ninety (90) days before the general election is held; and\n(2) not later than noon seventy-four (74) days before the general election is held.\nThe declaration must be subscribed and sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths.\n(c) A person who files a petition of nomination for a school board office may, at any time not later than noon July 15 before the general election, file a statement with the same office where the person filed the petition of nomination, stating that the person is no longer a candidate and does not wish the person's name to appear on the election ballot as a candidate.\n(d) A person who files a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate for a school board office may, at any time not later than noon seventy-one (71) days before the general election, file a statement with the same office where the person filed the declaration of intent, stating that the person is no longer a write-in candidate for the office.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 2.5. Nomination for School Board Office"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-2.5-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"497dda323d3f6b2af18cfcb9b9375576f189da850992845f5ad4297c9563ece5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-2.5-3","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-2.5-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}