§ 3-12-8-17.5 — Special election; corrected canvass of votes; certificate of election

Indiana § 3-12-8-17.5

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
• Ch. 8: Contest Procedures for Nomination for or Election to

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5. (a) After a special election ordered under
section 17 of this chapter is conducted, the county election board shall
issue a corrected canvass of the votes. The corrected canvass must
substitute the votes cast in the special election in a precinct for each
candidate for the votes cast for that candidate in that precinct during
the contested election. The board shall add the substituted vote totals
to the votes cast for each candidate in each precinct in which the
special election was not conducted.
(b) The board or circuit court clerk shall then issue a certificate of
election under IC 3-12-4-9 or IC 3-12-5-2 and file a copy of the
certificate with the election division. If the contest was for an office
commissioned by the governor, the election division shall forward a
copy of the certificate to the governor for the issuance of a commission
under IC 4-3-1-5.
(c) The election division shall provide a copy of the corrected
canvass of the votes to the office.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.366. Amended by P.L.212-2001, SEC.30.