Indiana Code

Ind. Code § 3-8-6-6 (2026)

Signatures; petitioners must be registered to vote; requirements for a signature; petitioner with a disability; affidavit of assistance

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Sec. 6. (a) The signatures to a petition of nomination need not be appended to one (1) paper, but a petitioner may not be counted unless the petitioner is registered and qualified to vote in conformity with section 8 of this chapter. Each petition must contain the following:

(1) The signature of each petitioner.

(2) The name of each petitioner legibly printed.

(3) The residence address of each petitioner as set forth on the petitioner's voter registration record.

(b) Except as provided in this subsection, the signature, printed name, and residence address of the petitioner must be made in writing by the petitioner. If a petitioner with a disability is unable to write this information on the petition, the petitioner may authorize an individual to do so on the petitioner's behalf. The individual acting under this subsection shall execute an affidavit of assistance for each such petitioner, in a form prescribed by the election division. The form must set forth the name and address of the individual providing assistance, and the date the individual provided the assistance. The form must be submitted with the petition.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-1(c).]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.25; P.L.64-2014, SEC.35; P.L.169-2015, SEC.60.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2024 · leading case: Indiana Green Party v. Diego Morales, 113 F.4th 739 (7th Cir. 2024).

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Indiana Green Party v. Diego Morales, 113 F.4th 739 (7th Cir. 2024). “Ind. Code § 3-8-6-6 (b). Candidates can begin collecting signatures once Indiana’s Election Division has published the petition forms for the rel- evant election.”

Schmitz v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Elections (S.D. Ind. 2019). · cites it 4× “Indiana Code § 3-8-6-6(a)(3) reiterates that each petition must contain “[t]he residence address of each petitioner as set forth on the petitioner’s voter registration record.”

Indiana Green Party v. Sullivan (S.D. Ind. 2023). · cites it 2× “Code § 3-8-6-3 , and submitting those petitions, divided up by county of voter registration, to each of 92 county election boards, Ind. Code § 3-8-6-6 , by June 30 of the election year, Ind.”

— Ind. Code § 3-8-6-6(a)(3) — 1 case

Schmitz v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Elections (S.D. Ind. 2019). “Indiana Code § 3-8-6-6(a)(3) reiterates that each petition must contain “[t]he residence address of each petitioner as set forth on the petitioner’s voter registration record.”

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