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Filing report: Small group of state executive hopefuls so far in Indiana
February 10, 2014
Indianapolis, Indiana: Three state executive positions are up for election in 2014 in the state of Indiana: secretary of state, state auditor and state treasurer.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Indiana law requires a closed primary, where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. This includes if they voted for a majority of that party’s candidates in the last general election or plan to in the upcoming election. However, it is possible for any voter to vote in any party's primary so long as they meet this criteria.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. The primary election is scheduled for May 6, 2014.
However, this does not concern any of the three state-row seats mentioned earlier: In Indiana, both major parties conduct statewide primary conventions to nominate candidates for all elected executive offices, with the exception of governor.[1] The Democratic primary convention took place May 31, 2014, with the filing deadline set for May 23, 2014.[2] The Republican Party will hold its convention the following week, on June 6-7.[3]
Of the three incumbents, two - Secretary of State Connie Lawson (R) and Auditor Suzanne Crouch (R) - are seeking re-election. The third incumbent, Treasurer Richard Mourdock (R), is barred by term limits from running again in 2014.
So far, a total of five Republicans and two Democrats have filed for the three offices.
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Secretary of State
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Treasurer |
Treasurer
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See also
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- Indiana elections, 2014
- Indiana secretary of state election, 2014
- Indiana down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- Indiana state executive official elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Indiana Code, IC 3-8-4-1," accessed May 1, 2012
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "2014 Democratic Convention Plan," November 18, 2014
- ↑ Indiana Republican Party, "Delegate Portal," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ Wish TV, "Lawson to run for secretary of state in 2014," April 13, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ WishTV.com, "2014 Race for Secretary of State taking shape," June 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Seybold for Indiana Campaign Facebook Page, "Timeline," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Don Bates for Treasurer 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ Kelly Mitchell for Treasurer 2014 Official campaign website, "Homepage," accessed November 20, 2013
- ↑ WISHTV.com, "CPA Michael Claytor running for auditor," September 11, 2013
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