Sec. 2. (a) A political party shall conduct a state convention to nominate the candidates of the political party for the following offices to be voted on at the next general election:

(1) Lieutenant governor.

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(2) Secretary of state.

(3) Auditor of state.

(4) Treasurer of state.

(5) Attorney general.

     (b) The convention may also:

(1) nominate candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors; and

(2) elect the delegates and alternate delegates to the national convention of the political party.

     (c) If a political party’s state convention does not:

(1) nominate candidates for presidential electors and alternate presidential electors; or

(2) elect the delegates and alternate delegates to the national convention of the political party;

the candidates shall be nominated or the delegates elected as provided in the state party’s rules.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-10-1.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.103; P.L.14-2004, SEC.56; P.L.169-2015, SEC.58; P.L.201-2017, SEC.10; P.L.219-2017, SEC.4; P.L.8-2019, SEC.3.