§ 3-12-5-2 — Office not commissioned by governor; delivery of certificate of candidate's election on demand

Indiana § 3-12-5-2

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
• Ch. 5: Certificates of Election and Commissions

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(a) Whenever a candidate is elected:
(1) to a local or school board office other than:
(A) one for which a town clerk-treasurer issues a certificate of
election under IC 3-10-7-34; or
(B) one commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5; or
(2) a precinct committeeman or state convention delegate;
the circuit court clerk shall, when permitted under section 16 of this
chapter, prepare and deliver to the candidate on demand a certificate
of the candidate's election.
(b) This subsection applies to a local or school board office
described in subsection (a) with an election district located in more
than one (1) county and a local public question placed on the ballot in
more than one (1) county. The circuit court clerk of the county that
contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election
district shall, upon demand of the candidate or a person entitled to
request a recount of the votes cast on a public question under IC 3-12-12:
(1) obtain the certified statement of the votes cast for that office
or on that question that was prepared under IC 3-12-4-9 from the
circuit court clerk in each other county in which the election
district is located;
(2) tabulate the total votes cast for that office or on that question
as shown on the certified statement of each county in the election
district; and
(3) issue a certificate of election to the candidate when permitted
under section 16 of this chapter or a certificate declaring the local
public question approved or rejected.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-18-3 part; 3-1-26-1
part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.366; P.L.10-1988, SEC.130; P.L.3-1989, SEC.12; P.L.10-1992, SEC.25; P.L.38-1999, SEC.58.