INDIANA's STATE LAWS REGARDING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
- Electoral College Votes Count: 11
- Alocation Type: winner-takes-all
- Electors Must Pledge: no
Elector Pledge and Electoral College Votes Allocation
Indiana is one of the 48 states that have a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. In these States, whichever candidate receives a majority of the popular vote, or a plurality of the popular vote (less than 50 percent but more than any other candidate), takes all of the state’s Electoral votes.Indiana is one of the states that do not require their electors to vote as pledged.Election Code: Ind. Code §§ 3-8-4-2, 3-10-4-5, 3-10-4-7, 3-10-4-8 3-10-4-9
How Does Indiana Select Its Electors?
- 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. The convention may also nominate candidates for presidential electors and alternate electors. If a political party's state convention does not nominate candidates for presidential electors and alternate electors the candidates shall be nominated or the delegates elected as provided in the state party's rules. Political parties must certify the names of all candidates for presidential electors to the election division.
When Do The Electors Vote?
- The presidential electors who are elected at a general election shall assemble in the chamber of the Indiana house of representatives on the first Monday after the second Wednesday in December as provided by 3 U.S.C. 7, or on another day fixed by the Congress of the United States, at 10 a.m. to elect the President and Vice-President of the United States. The secretary of state, or an individual designated by the secretary, shall preside at this meeting. The election division shall assist the secretary in conducting the election and in certifying and transmitting the results in accordance with federal law.
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