# Ind. Code § 2-8.2-3-1: Qualifications; commissioners

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T2_A8.2_C3_S2-8.2-3-1

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 2-8.2-3-1
- **Heading:** Qualifications; commissioners
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 2 / Article 8.2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-8.2-3-1

## Text

Sec. 1. (a) An individual must satisfy the following to be appointed as a commissioner to an Article V convention:

(1) The individual must reside in Indiana and have resided in Indiana continuously for the past five (5) years.

(2) The individual must be a registered voter in Indiana.

(3) The individual must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(4) The individual:

(A) is not currently registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under IC 2-2.1, IC 4-2-7, IC 4-2-8, 2 U.S.C. 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under any of these laws; or

(B) has not been registered or required to be registered as a lobbyist under IC 2-2.1, IC 4-2-7, IC 4-2-8, 2 U.S.C. 1603, or rules or regulations adopted under any of these laws within the past five (5) years.

(5) The individual has not:

(A) been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude; or

(B) served any part of a felony sentence within the past ten (10) years;

under the laws of any state or the United States.

(b) An individual may not be appointed as a commissioner if the individual holds a federal office.

As added by P.L.183-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.41-2025, SEC.5.

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