Sec. 5.7. (a) Except as expressly provided by law, a candidate for selection under IC 3-13-5 , IC 3-13-6 , IC 3-13-7 , IC 3-13-8 , IC 3-13-9 , IC 3-13-10 , or IC 3-13-11 for an appointment pro tempore to an office must: (1) comply with the requirements imposed under this chapter on a candidate for election to the office; and (2) if the individual is a candidate for selection by a caucus, be affiliated with the political party holding the caucus in the manner required under IC 3-8-2-7 (a)(4) and IC 3-8-5-10.5 (d)(4). (b) The individual or entity that has the authority under IC 3-13-5 , IC 3-13-6 , IC 3-13-7 , IC 3-13-8 , IC 3-13-9 , IC 3-13-10 , or IC 3-13-11 to select a candidate for an appointment pro tempore may remove a candidate from consideration if the candidate does not meet the requirements under subsection (a). (c) For purposes of determining whether a candidate for an appointment pro tempore complies with a requirement imposed under this chapter on a candidate for election to the office, the term "before the election" is considered to read as: (1) "before the date of the caucus that is required to fill the vacant office"; or (2) "before the date that the county political party chairman appoints an individual to fill the vacant office"; whichever is the case. (d) If a town council member: (1) was elected or selected as a candidate from a town council district; and (2) served on a council that subsequently adopted an ordinance under IC 36-5-2-4.1 abolishing town council districts; a candidate for selection for an appointment pro tempore to succeed the town council member is not required to reside within the district formerly represented by the town council member.
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