{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-5-2.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-5-2.5","heading":"Nomination of candidates in even-numbered years","body":"Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies only to a town described in section 1 of this chapter that conducts an election during an even-numbered year.\n(b) A candidate for a town office may be nominated by a major political party by a primary conducted under IC 3-10-1.\n(c) A candidate may also be nominated for a town office by:\n(1) a declaration of write-in candidacy under IC 3-8-2-4;\n(2) a town convention of a political party described in section 17 of this chapter; or\n(3) a petition under IC 3-8-6.","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#3-8-5-2.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"b1110fa8e52963e649aa57ca48ea0531bca7ed113058ba251461a0eb4bfd046f","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-5-2","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-5-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}