Indiana Statutes
§ 3-12-6-1 — Right of recount; local or school board offices
Indiana § 3-12-6-1
JurisdictionIndiana
Art. 12ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
Ch. 6Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to
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(a)Any candidate for nomination or election to
a local or school board office is entitled to have the votes cast for that
office recounted under this chapter.
(b)If a candidate who is entitled to have the votes recounted under
this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by
section 2 of this chapter, the county chairman of a political party in the
precinct in which the recount is desired may file a petition to have the
votes recounted. A county chairman is entitled to have the votes
recounted only in a partisan race.
(c)The right of recount may be exercised for one (1) or more of the
precincts in which votes were cast for the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-27-1;
3-1-27-2.]
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Related
Pabey v. Pastrick
816 N.E.2d 1138 (Indiana Supreme Court, 2004)
Horseman v. Keller
841 N.E.2d 164 (Indiana Supreme Court, 2006)
Gaddis v. McCullough
827 N.E.2d 66 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2005)
State ex rel. Crawford v. Delaware Circuit Court
655 N.E.2d 499 (Indiana Supreme Court, 1995)
Anderson v. Ivy
955 N.E.2d 795 (Indiana Court of Appeals, 2011)
STATE ON REL. CRAWFORD v. Del. Cir. Ct.
655 N.E.2d 499 (Indiana Supreme Court, 1995)
Legislative History
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1986,
SEC.5; P.L.10-1988, SEC.133; P.L.4-1996, SEC.73.
Nearby Sections
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§ 3-10-1-1
Application of chapter§ 3-10-1-10
Persons entitled to challenge voter§ 3-10-1-11
Voting methods, supplies, and equipment§ 3-10-1-12
Preparation and distribution of ballots§ 3-10-1-13
Specifications for ballots§ 3-10-1-14
Repealed§ 3-10-1-14.1
Printing names on ballot§ 3-10-1-17
Colored ballot labels; party designation§ 3-10-1-19.2
Order of districts and candidates on ballot§ 3-10-1-19.5
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