{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-28","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-8-7-28","heading":"Notice of withdrawal; withdrawal, disqualification, or moving out of election district","body":"Sec. 28. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), if a nominee certified under this chapter, IC 3-8-5, IC 3-8-6, or IC 3-10-1 desires to withdraw as the nominee, the nominee must file a notice of withdrawal in writing with the public official with whom the certificate of nomination was filed by noon:\n(1) July 15 before a general or municipal election;\n(2) August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10;\n(3) on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5;\n(4) on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7;\n(5) on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4; or\n(6) forty-five (45) days before a special election.\n(b) A candidate who is disqualified from being a candidate under IC 3-8-1-5 must file a notice of withdrawal immediately upon becoming disqualified. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.\n(c) A candidate who has moved from the election district the candidate sought to represent must file a notice of withdrawal immediately after changing the candidate's residence. IC 3-8-8-7 and the filing requirements of subsection (a) do not apply to a notice of withdrawal filed under this subsection.","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#3-8-7-28","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"cb89f3c7a2e3da08df3828896798061770f54ff639f8cb9489d493317d34ae36","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-27","next":"us-in/ic-3-8-7-29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}