Sec. 6. (a) After the state chairman of a political party files a statement with the election division certifying that the party's name has been changed in accordance with all applicable party rules, a political party shall be known by the political party's new name, and the party has all the rights it had under its former name.
(b) If the state chairman of a political party files a statement under subsection (a) after the printing of ballots for use at an election conducted under this title has begun, the election board responsible for printing the ballots is not required to alter the ballots to state the new name of the political party.