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inlawrev-29041	Chinn, Scott; E. Pulliam, Daniel	Defining the Limits: The Right to Bring a Constitutional Claim - 2023-2024	2025	26	.pdf	application/pdf	11288	664	60	Indiana State Constitutional Law Summaries—2018–2019, 53 IND. ARTICLE 1, SECTION 23 AND ARTICLE 2, SECTION 2 – EQUAL PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES AND VOTING QUALIFICATIONS In Morales v. Rust, the Indiana Supreme Court rejected an argument by an individual who sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in 2024 that an Indiana statute, commonly referred to as the “Affiliation Statute,” was unconstitutional.155 Indiana law establishes primaries in which Indiana citizens may vote for various political candidates for office, including for the office of U.S. Senator.156 The Affiliation Statute requires a would-be primary candidate to file a declaration of candidacy within a specific timeframe that establishes the candidate’s party affiliation in one of two ways: by showing that they had voted for the party with which they were claiming affiliation in the two most recent primary elections in which they voted, or by filing a certification from the party chair of their county affirming the candidate’s membership in the party.157 The plaintiff could not satisfy either option.	cache/inlawrev-29041.pdf	txt/inlawrev-29041.txt