{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-5-1","heading":"Application of chapter","body":"Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to the nomination of candidates for town offices in each town having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500) that is not located entirely or partially within a county having a consolidated city.\n(b) Prison inmates may not be counted in determining population size for purposes of this chapter.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 5. Town Conventions and Major Political Party Nominations in Small Towns"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-5-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"5a0bf6d32ec278deaa0538b2ab89a6e22719c77e5f3363cc417db5c805d9c6db","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-4-24","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-5-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}