Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 6.5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the court in which a petition is filed may allow the petition or cross-petition to be amended at any time upon the terms and conditions that the court orders. (b) The court may not allow a petition to be amended following the de…

Sec. 8. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for a contest, the circuit court clerk shall notify the circuit court judge. The judge shall issue a notice to the county sheriff directing the sheriff to serve notice upon the contestee and all other persons named in the petition as cand…

Sec. 9. The sheriff shall serve the notice required by section 8 of this chapter upon the contestee and all other persons named in the petition as candidates for nomination or election to the office in the same manner as a summons is served in a civil action. [Pre-1986 Recodifica…

Sec. 1. A vacancy in a city office (other than judge of a city court) that was last held by a person elected or selected as a candidate of a major political party of the state shall be filled by a caucus under IC 3-13-11. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-9-1 part; 3-2-9-2(…

Sec. 1.5. A city clerk or city clerk-treasurer may give notice of a meeting under this chapter, and the meeting may be conducted under this chapter, before a vacancy in an office exists if the person holding the office has: (1) submitted a written resignation under IC 5-8-3.5; or…

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the common council of a third class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the council at a regular or special meeting. The city executive may break any tie vote. (…

Sec. 11. If, pending the outcome of an election contest, the incumbent vacates the office after the expiration of the incumbent's term, the vacancy shall be filled as are other vacancies under this chapter until the election is decided or the office is otherwise filled. This sect…

Sec. 12. A person filling a vacancy under this chapter must give the same bond and take the same oath and has the same rights and duties as the official who vacated the office. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-2-9-11(c); 3-2-10-8.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.

Sec. 13. A person selected to fill a vacant office under this chapter holds the office for the remainder of the term, except as provided in section 4 of this chapter. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-10-9.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this section, "judge" refers to a judge of a city court. (b) If a judge wishes to resign from office, the judge must resign as provided in IC 5-8-3.5. (c) A vacancy that occurs because of the death of a judge may be certified to the governor under IC 5-8-6.…

Sec. 3. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of mayor of a first class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) The vacancy shall be filled by the city-county council at a regular or special meeting. The city clerk shall give notice of the meeting. Except…

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the city-county council of a first class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the council at a regular or special meeting. The city clerk shall give …

Sec. 5. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of mayor of a second class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) If the city has a deputy mayor, the deputy mayor assumes the office for the remainder of the unexpir…

Sec. 6. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of city clerk of a second class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or acting mayor, subject to the approval of the common council. However, if a vacancy exists becau…

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the common council of a second class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of the council at a regular or special meeting. The city clerk shall give notice of the meet…

Sec. 8. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of mayor of a third class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) A vacancy shall be filled as follows: (1) If the city has a deputy mayor, the deputy mayor assumes the office for the remainder of the unexpire…

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a vacancy in the office of city clerk-treasurer of a third class city not covered by section 1 of this chapter. (b) The vacancy shall be filled by the mayor or acting mayor, subject to the approval of the common council. However, if a vacancy e…

Sec. 1. (a) The county election board shall make an initial determination concerning whether any absentee ballot cast on an electronic voting system must be rejected for any grounds under IC 3-11.5-4-13. (b) If the county election board makes an initial determination under subsec…

Sec. 2. After making an initial determination under section 1 of this chapter, the county election board shall process the remaining absentee ballots by producing a printout for each precinct in which an absentee ballot cast on an electronic voting system has been cast. As added …

Sec. 3. After making an initial determination under section 1 of this chapter and processing the ballots under section 2 of this chapter, the county election board shall tabulate the valid absentee ballots cast on the electronic voting system. As added by P.L.157-2019, SEC.35. Am…