§ 3-13-11-9 — Voting by proxy

(a) Except as provided in this section, voting
by proxy is not permitted in a caucus held under this chapter.
(b) A precinct vice committeeman is entitled to participate in a
caucus held under this chapter and vote as a proxy for the vice
committeeman's precinct committeeman if all of the following apply:
(1) The vice committeeman's precinct committeeman is otherwise
eligible to participate in the caucus under this chapter. This
subdivision is satisfied if the vacancy to be filled under this
chapter resulted from the death of an individual holding a local
office or school board office who also served as a precinct
committeeman.
(2) The vice committeeman's precinct committeeman is not
present at the caucus.
(3) The vice committeeman is eligible under this section.
(c) The vice committeeman of an elected precinct committeeman is
eligible to participate in a caucus held under this chapter and vote the
precinct committeeman's proxy, regardless of when the vacancy
occurred, if the vice committeeman was the vice committeeman five
(5) days before the date of the caucus.
(d) If a vice committeeman is not eligible under subsection (c), the
vice committeeman is eligible to participate in a caucus held under this
chapter and vote the precinct committeeman's proxy only if the vice
committeeman was the vice committeeman thirty (30) days before the
vacancy occurred.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-9-7.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.8-1986, SEC.8; P.L.3-1987, SEC.461; P.L.10-1988, SEC.202; P.L.3-1995, SEC.133; P.L.26-2000, SEC.30; P.L.199-2001, SEC.27; P.L.195-2025, SEC.20.