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: (1) July 15 before a general or municipal election; (2) August 1 before a municipal election in a town subject to IC 3-8-5-10 ; (3) on the date specified for town convention nominees under IC 3-8-5-14.5 ; (4) on the date specified for declared write-in candidates under IC 3-8-2-2.7 ; (5) on the date specified for a school board candidate under IC 3-8-2.5-4 ; or (6) forty-five (45) days before a special election. (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. (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. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-9.]
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