# Ind. Code § 3-10-4-1.7: Pledge of elector nominees; pledges must accompany certification; effect of death or withdrawal of nominee for President or Vice President

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## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 3-10-4-1.7
- **Heading:** Pledge of elector nominees; pledges must accompany certification; effect of death or withdrawal of nominee for President or Vice President
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 3 / Article 10 / Chapter 4 / Section 3-10-4-1.7

## Text

Sec. 1.7. (a) Each presidential elector nominee and each alternate presidential elector nominee of a political party shall execute the following pledge: "If selected for the office of presidential elector, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for President and Vice President for the nominees for those offices of the party that nominated me.".

(b) Each presidential elector nominee and each alternate presidential elector nominee of a candidate not affiliated with a political party shall execute the following pledge: "If selected for the office of elector for a presidential candidate not affiliated with a political party, I agree to serve and to mark my ballots for that candidate and for that candidate's vice-presidential running mate.".

(c) The executed pledges must accompany the certification of the names of the presidential electors and alternate presidential electors.

(d) If a candidate for President or Vice President nominated by a political party dies or withdraws as a candidate for that office in accordance with the rules of the political party:

(1) after the candidate's nomination; and

(2) not later than the meeting of Indiana's presidential electors and alternate electors under section 7 of this chapter;

the pledge under subsection (a) refers to the successor candidate for that office nominated by the political party in accordance with the party's rules.

As added by P.L.201-2017, SEC.14.

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