{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-19","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-7-19","heading":"Names to appear only once on ballot; candidate for federal office and Vice President; candidate to fill a vacancy, subsequently elected to United States House of Representatives","body":"Sec. 19. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), the name of an individual who has been nominated as a candidate for an elected office may not appear in more than one (1) place on a ballot.\n(b) The name of an individual who is nominated as a candidate of a political party:\n(1) for a federal office in a primary election; and\n(2) for Vice President of the United States during the same year;\nmay appear on the general election ballot as a candidate for the federal office and for Vice President of the United States.\n(c) The name of an individual who is a candidate to:\n(1) fill a vacancy in the office of United States Representative in a special election held under IC 3-10-8; and\n(2) be elected to the same office for the next term as the United States Representative;\nmay appear on the ballot as a candidate both in the election described in subdivision (1) and the election described in subdivision (2) if both elections are held on the same day.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 8. CANDIDATES","Chapter 7. Certification of Nominees and Ballot Placement"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-8-7-19","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"42b2b025959a2423ea5b185cbf4a0bf55e4545fa67f49c8498ea6b9c89b22bb5","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-18","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}