Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 3-8-6-3 (2026)

Required number of signatures

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     Sec. 3. (a) A petition of nomination must be signed by the number of voters equal to two percent (2%) of the total vote cast at the last election for secretary of state in the election district that the candidate seeks to represent.

     (b) In determining the number of signatures required under this section, any fraction in excess of a whole number must be disregarded.

     (c) If an election district is included entirely within one (1) precinct, and does not include the entire precinct, the petition of nomination must be signed by at least five (5) voters of the election district.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-11-1(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), (D); 3-1-11-1(b).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.145; P.L.227-2023, SEC.44.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Stevo v. Keith, 546 F.3d 405 (7th Cir. 2008).
Stevo v. Keith, 546 F.3d 405 (7th Cir. 2008). “See Indiana Code §§ 3-8-6-3(a), 12(b)(7), (c), (d).”
Green Party v. Kemp, 106 F. Supp. 3d 1314 (N.D. Ga. 2015). “” Ind.Code § 3-8-6-3. Additionally, Georgia is one of only four states where Ralph Nader — the Green Party’s candidate in 1996 and 2000, and an independent candidate in 2004 and 2008— never appeared on the ballot as a presidential candidate.”
Indiana Green Party v. Diego Morales, 113 F.4th 739 (7th Cir. 2024). “Ind. Code § 3-8-6-3 . A candidate seeking a statewide office in 2024, for instance, must collect 36,943 signatures, which is the No.”
Diego Morales v. John Rust (Ind. 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 3-8-4-10(b); I.C. § 3-8-6-3; I.C. § 3-8-2-2.5(a)).8 In my view, these arguments misconstrue Rust’s claim and miss the point.”
Indiana Green Party v. Sullivan (S.D. Ind. 2023). · cites it 2× “That requires getting hand- signed petitions amounting to 2% of the vote total from the previous Secretary of State election (about 40,000 in recent years), Ind. Code § 3-8-6-3 , and submitting those petitions, divided up by county of voter registration, to each of 92 county…”
Allan Stevo v. John Keith (7th Cir. 2008). “See Indiana Code §§ 3-8-6-3(a), 12(b)(7), (c), (d).”
— Ind. Code § 3-8-6-3(a) — 3 cases
Stevo v. Keith, 546 F.3d 405 (7th Cir. 2008). “See Indiana Code §§ 3-8-6-3(a), 12(b)(7), (c), (d).”
Diego Morales v. John Rust (Ind. 2024). “§ 3-8-4-10(b); I.C. § 3-8-6-3; I.C. § 3-8-2-2.5(a)).8 In my view, these arguments misconstrue Rust’s claim and miss the point.”
Allan Stevo v. John Keith (7th Cir. 2008). “See Indiana Code §§ 3-8-6-3(a), 12(b)(7), (c), (d).”
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