Indiana § 33-33-45-42 Submission to electorate; question of retention in office or rejection of
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§ 33-33-45-42 — Submission to electorate; question of retention in office or rejection of judges

Indiana § 33-33-45-42

Art. 33COURT SYSTEM ORGANIZATION IN EACH

Ch. 45Lake County

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(a)The question of the retention in office or rejection of each judge of the superior court of Lake County shall be submitted to the electorate of Lake County at the general election immediately preceding expiration of the term of the judge.

(b)At the general election, the question of the retention in office or rejection of a judge described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to the electorate of Lake County in the form prescribed by IC 3-11 and must state "Shall Judge (insert name) of the superior court of Lake County be retained in office for an additional term?".

(c)If a majority of the ballots cast by the electors voting on any question is "Yes", the judge whose name appeared on the question shall be approved for a six (6) year term beginning January 1 following the general electi

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(a) The question of the retention in office
or rejection of each judge of the superior court of Lake County shall be
submitted to the electorate of Lake County at the general election
immediately preceding expiration of the term of the judge.
(b) At the general election, the question of the retention in office or
rejection of a judge described in subsection (a) shall be submitted to
the electorate of Lake County in the form prescribed by IC 3-11 and
must state "Shall Judge (insert name) of the superior court of Lake
County be retained in office for an additional term?".
(c) If a majority of the ballots cast by the electors voting on any
question is "Yes", the judge whose name appeared on the question shall
be approved for a six (6) year term beginning January 1 following the
general election as provided in section 41(b) of this chapter.
(d) If a majority of the ballots cast by the electors voting on any
question is "No", the judge whose name appeared on the question shall
be rejected. The office of the rejected judge is vacant on January 1
following the rejection. The vacancy shall be filled by appointment by
the governor under section 38 of this chapter.
(e) The Lake County election board shall submit the question of the
retention in office or rejection of a judge described in subsection (a) to
the electorate of Lake County. The submission of the question is
subject to the provisions of IC 3 that are not inconsistent with this
chapter.
(f) A judge who wishes to be retained in office shall file a statement
with the secretary of state, not later than noon July 15 of the year in
which the question of retention of the judge is to be placed on the
general election ballot, indicating that the judge wishes to have the
question of the judge's retention placed on the ballot. The judge's
statement must include a statement of the judge's name as:
(1) the judge wants the judge's name to appear on the ballot; and
(2) the candidate's name is permitted to appear on the ballot under
IC 3-5-7.
(g) If a judge does not file the statement required under subsection
(f), the question of that judge's retention in office or rejection shall not
be submitted to the electorate, and the office becomes vacant at the
expiration of the term.
[Pre-2004 Recodification Citation: 33-5-29.5-42.]