Thomas J Herr v. State of Indiana

── Thomas J Herr v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-PL-00142 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: June 29, 2023 Author: Judge Nancy Vaidik County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Pyle concur Indiana Code chapter 3-10-1 governs the procedures for primary elections that occur in general-election years. A primary election is held in May of each general-election year. Ind. Code § 3-10-1-3. Most counties in Indiana hold “closed” partisan primaries, wherein each political party’s nominees are selected only by those affiliated with that party. See Common Cause Ind. v. Individual Members of the Ind. Election Comm’n, 800 F.3d 913, 915 (7th Cir. 2015) (“Indiana uses a closed primary system”); Cal. Democratic Party v. Jones, 530 U.S.