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IN Code § 3-12-6-17.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-17.5. Recount Commission and Other Recount Costs; Payment From County General Fund

Sec. 17.5. (a) If the amount of the cash deposit or bond available under section 10 of this chapter is not adequate to pay the compensation of the recount commission under section 17 of this chapter, a member of the recount commission is entitled to compensation from the county general fund without appropriation, and upon submission of a claim for compensation to the county executive.(b) Any other cost of the recount that remains unpaid following the determination of the recount commission and which cannot be recovered from the cash deposit or bond shall be paid from the county general fund without appropriation.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.359.
IN Code § 3-12-6-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-18. Certified Copy of Order to Candidates; Cost of Mailing

Sec. 18. On the day when the order of a recount is made and entered by the court, the circuit court clerk shall send a certified copy of the order by certified mail to each candidate named in the petition at the address stated in the petition. The clerk shall charge the cost of mailing the order to the petitioner.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-12.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.376; P.L.4-1996, SEC.78.
IN Code § 3-12-6-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-19. Impoundment of Election Materials by Court; Recount Commission Orders; Copying Election Materials

Sec. 19. (a) A court ordering a recount under this chapter shall by order impound and provide for the protection of the following:(1) All ballots and electronic voting systems used at the election for casting votes in the precincts.(2) All tally sheets relating to the votes cast for nomination or election to the office.(3) All poll lists of persons registered by the poll clerks as having voted for nomination or election to the office.(b) An order issued by the state recount commission under IC 3-12-10 supersedes an order issued by a court under this section to the extent that the orders conflict. The state recount commission shall assist a court acting under this section to the extent that the ability of the state recount commission to preserve the integrity of election records or equipment is not hindered.(c) An impoundment order issued under subsection (a) may not prevent a circuit court clerk or board of registration from copying election material other than ballots if the clerk or board copies the material under the supervision of a person designated by the court.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-13 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.377; P.L.10-1988, SEC.141; P.L.221-2005, SEC.116.
IN Code § 3-12-6-19.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-19.5. Impounded Materials; Use of Copies Instead of Originals

Sec. 19.5. A circuit court clerk or board of registration may use a copy made under section 19 of this chapter instead of an original subject to an impoundment order under that section until the court orders the release of the original.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.378.
IN Code § 3-12-6-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-20. Court Making Impounded Materials Available to Recount Commission

Sec. 20. A court acting under section 19 of this chapter shall make the ballots, electronic voting systems, tally sheets, and poll lists available to the recount commission appointed under this chapter.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-13 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.379; P.L.221-2005, SEC.117.
IN Code § 3-12-6-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-21. Recount; Place; Expeditious Completion; Watchers; Representatives; News Media; Powers and Duties of State Recount Commission

Sec. 21. (a) After a recount is ordered under section 14 of this chapter, the recount commission shall convene at a place fixed by order of the court.(b) Whenever a motion to dismiss a petition or cross-petition for a recount is filed with the court, the court shall rule on the motion to dismiss before the recount commission conducts the recount. The motion to dismiss must:(1) state that the petitioner or cross-petitioner has failed to comply with this chapter; and(2) specifically identify the requirement that the petitioner or cross-petitioner has failed to comply with.(c) As the first item of business, the recount commission shall adopt procedures for conducting the recount, based as closely as is practical on the procedures adopted by the state recount commission. After adopting these procedures, the recount commission shall expeditiously complete the recount of all votes ordered recounted.(d) The proceedings of the recount commission shall be performed in public under IC 5-14-1.5 (the Open Door Law). However, the commission may restrict access to parts of a room where the recount is being conducted to safeguard the election material or to permit the material to be handled or transported by the commission. Each candidate affected by the recount may have a watcher present at the recount and may also be present in person. A watcher for a candidate under this subsection has the same rights as a watcher appointed under IC 3-6-8-4. Representatives of the media may also attend the recount and have the same rights as media watchers appointed under IC 3-6-10.(e) An order issued by the state recount commission under IC 3-12-10 supersedes an order issued by the recount commission appointed under this chapter to the extent that the orders conflict. The state recount commission shall assist a recount commission appointed under this chapter to the extent that the ability of the state recount commission to preserve the integrity of election records or equipment is not hindered.(f) During the period:(1) beginning when a recount is ordered under section 14 of this chapter; and(2) ending when the recount commission certifies the recount results under section 22 of this chapter;the recount commission may petition the court that acquired jurisdiction over the recount under section 8 of this chapter to rule on questions raised by the recount commission.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-11.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.380; P.L.3-1993, SEC.213; P.L.3-1997, SEC.360; P.L.176-1999, SEC.97.
IN Code § 3-12-6-21.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-21.5. Ballot Card Voting Systems; Petition for Manual Count and Tabulation of Votes

Sec. 21.5. (a) A petition or cross-petition filed under this chapter may request that ballot cards in specified precincts that used a ballot card voting system be counted manually. If a petition or cross-petition includes such a request, the recount commission may not use automatic tabulating machines to count ballot cards in the specified precincts. Ballot cards in those precincts shall be counted manually, and the tabulation of votes must comply with IC 3-11-7.(b) A petitioner or cross-petitioner may withdraw a request for a manual recount of ballot cards at any time after the recount commission conducts a test of the automatic tabulating machines to ascertain that the machines will correctly count the votes cast for the office that is the subject of the recount.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.381. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.142.
IN Code § 3-12-6-21.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-21.7. Duties of Recount Commission

Sec. 21.7. (a) Unless the recount commission makes a finding under subsection (b), the recount commission shall:(1) count ballots in accordance with this article; and(2) not order that all ballots in a precinct not be counted.(b) If:(1) a party to the recount presents evidence of fraud, tampering, or misconduct affecting the integrity of the ballot within a precinct; and(2) the commission determines that the fraud, tampering, or misconduct within that precinct was so pervasive that it is impossible for the commission to determine the approximate number of votes that each candidate received in that precinct;the commission may order that none of the ballots from that precinct be counted.As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.128.
IN Code § 3-12-6-21.9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-21.9. Recount; Date of Completion; Extension of Deadline

Sec. 21.9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a recount for nomination to an office conducted under this chapter shall be completed not later than the final Friday in June following the primary.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a recount for election to an office conducted under this chapter shall be completed not later than December 20 following the election.(c) The court that appointed the commission may issue an order to extend the deadline under this section to a specific date if the court finds that there is good cause to do so.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.361. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.98; P.L.103-2005, SEC.18.
IN Code § 3-12-6-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-22. Recount; Completion; Certificate

Sec. 22. (a) When a recount is completed by a commission appointed under this chapter, the commission shall:(1) make and sign a certificate showing the total number of votes received in the precincts by each candidate for nomination or election to the office;(2) state in its certificate the candidate who received the highest number of votes in the precincts for nomination or election to the office and by what plurality; and(3) file its certificate with the circuit court clerk.(b) The circuit court clerk shall:(1) enter the certificate in the order book of the court;(2) file a copy of the certificate in the minutes of the county election board; and(3) if the recount concerned an office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2, file a copy of the certificate with the election division not later than seven (7) days after the date the recount commission filed the certificate with the clerk of the circuit court.(c) If a certificate is filed with the election division under subsection (b), the election division shall provide a copy of the certificate to the office.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-14 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.143; P.L.38-1999, SEC.60; P.L.212-2001, SEC.27.
IN Code § 3-12-6-22.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-22.5. Court Issuance of Order on Commission Certificate; Finality of Recount Decision; Appeal

Sec. 22.5. (a) After the commission files its certificate under section 22 of this chapter, the court that appointed the commission shall issue an order that does the following:(1) Acknowledges the filing of the certificate.(2) Discharges the commission.(3) Releases election materials impounded during the recount.(b) The determination of a commission under section 22 of this chapter is final, although an appeal may be taken to the court that appointed the commission.(c) An appeal under subsection (b):(1) must be filed not later than thirty (30) days after the court issues the order under subsection (a); and(2) is limited to:(A) questions of law arising out of the recount; and(B) procedural defects by the recount commission that affected the outcome of the recount.As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.144. Amended by P.L.3-1989, SEC.13; P.L.3-1993, SEC.214; P.L.66-2003, SEC.46.
IN Code § 3-12-6-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-23. Recount Certificate; Effect; Prima Facie Evidence of Votes Cast

Sec. 23. A recount certificate made under section 22 of this chapter supersedes all previous returns made in any form of the recounted votes. A certified copy of a recount certificate constitutes prima facie evidence of the votes cast for nomination or election to the office in the precincts in any contest or other proceeding in which there is an issue as to the votes cast at the election for nomination or election to the office.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-14 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1986, SEC.8; P.L.10-1988, SEC.145.
IN Code § 3-12-6-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-27. Votes Cast in More Than One County; Difference Between Recount Certificate and County Election Board Tabulation; Correction of Certificate

Sec. 27. If a recount is made under this chapter for nomination or election to an office for which votes were cast in more than one (1) county, each circuit court clerk where the recount was made shall determine whether the votes in the precincts shown by the recount certificate differ from the votes that were tabulated by the county election board. If a circuit court clerk finds that there is a difference between the votes shown by the recount certificate and the votes tabulated by the county election board, the clerk shall prepare a certificate showing the total vote in the county for each candidate for nomination or election to the office as corrected in accordance with the recount certificate.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-15 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.7-1986, SEC.9; P.L.10-1988, SEC.146; P.L.3-1993, SEC.215.
IN Code § 3-12-6-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-28. Transmittal of Certificate Showing Votes Cast

Sec. 28. (a) A circuit court clerk shall immediately transmit a certificate prepared under section 27 of this chapter showing the votes cast for nomination or election to an office to the election division if the recount concerned an office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2.(b) The election division shall provide a copy of a certificate transmitted to the election division under this section to the office.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-15 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.147; P.L.3-1997, SEC.362; P.L.38-1999, SEC.61; P.L.212-2001, SEC.28.
IN Code § 3-12-6-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-29. Tabulation of Vote in Accordance With Certificate

Sec. 29. Upon receipt of a circuit court clerk's certificate under section 28 of this chapter, the election division shall tabulate the vote from the county for the office in accordance with the certificate. If the election division previously included in a tabulation the votes cast for the office as returned by the county election board, the election division shall correct the tabulation in accordance with the certificate.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-15 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.216; P.L.3-1997, SEC.363.
IN Code § 3-12-6-30 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-30. Single County Nominations or Elections; Differences Between Votes Shown by Recount Certificate and Votes Tabulated by County Board; Certificate of Corrected Vote Total

Sec. 30. If a recount is made under this chapter for nomination or election to an office for which votes were cast only in a single county, the circuit court clerk shall determine whether the votes shown by the recount certificate differ from the votes that were tabulated by the county election board. If the circuit court clerk finds that there is a difference between the votes shown by the recount certificate and the votes tabulated by the county election board, the clerk shall prepare a certificate showing the total vote for each candidate for nomination or election to the office as corrected in accordance with the recount certificate.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-16 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.148; P.L.3-1993, SEC.217.
IN Code § 3-12-6-31 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-31. Single County Nominations or Elections; Transmittal of Certificate Showing Corrected Vote Total

Sec. 31. (a) The circuit court clerk shall transmit the certificate prepared under section 30 of this chapter to the election division, the county election board or other public official authorized by this title to issue:(1) a certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-7;(2) a certificate of election under IC 3-10-7-34 or IC 3-12-5-2; or(3) a commission for the office under IC 4-3-1-5.(b) The election division shall provide a copy of a certificate transmitted to the election division under this section to the office.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-16 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.149; P.L.3-1997, SEC.364; P.L.212-2001, SEC.29.
IN Code § 3-12-6-32 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-32. Certificate of Nomination, Election, or Commission for Office

Sec. 32. The candidate shown by a corrected vote tabulation under section 29 or 30 of this chapter to have received the highest number of votes for nomination or election to an office is entitled to a certificate of nomination under IC 3-8-7 or a certificate of election or commission for the office, even though one may have been issued upon a previous tabulation.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-16 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.150.
IN Code § 3-12-6-33 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices|3-12-6-33. Vacation of Office by Person in Possession

Sec. 33. On the demand of a person receiving a commission or certificate of election issued upon the filing of the certificate of a recount commission, a person in possession of the office in question shall vacate and deliver the office. If the person in possession refuses to do so, the court may compel the vacation of the office upon the petition of the person holding the commission or certificate.As added by P.L.10-1988, SEC.151.
IN Code § 3-12-8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 8. Contest Procedures for Nomination for or Election to Local or School Board Offices|3-12-8-1. Persons Entitled to Contest

Sec. 1. (a) This section does not apply to a challenge filed before an election to the eligibility of a candidate nominated by petition for election to an office. The challenge described by this subsection must be conducted in accordance with IC 3-8-1-2.(b) Any candidate for nomination or election to a local or school board office may contest the nomination or election of a candidate who is declared nominated or elected to the office, except a candidate who:(1) receives the most votes in a primary election; and(2) is certified as deceased under IC 3-8-7-1.(c) If a candidate who is entitled to contest the nomination or election of a candidate under this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by section 5 of this chapter, the county chairman of a political party of which the candidate entitled to file a petition under this chapter was a member may file a petition to contest the nomination or election of a candidate. A county chairman is entitled to contest an election under this chapter only in a partisan race.(d) This subsection applies to an election for a school board office. If there is no candidate who is entitled to contest the election of another candidate to a school board office, a voter of the school corporation may file a petition to contest the election of the candidate.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-1.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.152; P.L.4-1996, SEC.79; P.L.176-1999, SEC.99; P.L.14-2000, SEC.7; P.L.194-2013, SEC.79; P.L.278-2019, SEC.149.
IN Code § 3-12-8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 8. Contest Procedures for Nomination for or Election to Local or School Board Offices|3-12-8-2. Grounds for Contest

Sec. 2. An election may be contested under section 1 of this chapter if a petitioner alleges that one (1) of the following circumstances existed:(1) The contestee was ineligible (other than a candidate in a primary election certified as deceased under IC 3-8-7-1).(2) A mistake occurred in the printing or distribution of ballots used in the election that makes it impossible to determine which candidate received the highest number of votes.(3) A mistake occurred in the programming of an electronic voting system, making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes.(4) An electronic voting system malfunctioned, making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes.(5) A deliberate act or series of actions occurred making it impossible to determine the candidate who received the highest number of votes cast in the election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-2.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.153; P.L.10-1989, SEC.12; P.L.4-1991, SEC.117; P.L.176-1999, SEC.100; P.L.221-2005, SEC.118; P.L.194-2013, SEC.80.
IN Code § 3-12-8-2.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 12. Ascertaining Results of Elections|Chapter 8. Contest Procedures for Nomination for or Election to Local or School Board Offices|3-12-8-2.5. Chapter Establishes Standards to Define Vote; Exception

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section does not apply to a contest concerning whether a contestee was ineligible as alleged under section 2(1) of this chapter.(b) This chapter is enacted to comply with 52 U.S.C. 21081 by establishing uniform and nondiscriminatory standards to define what will be counted as a vote on a paper ballot, an optical scan voting system, or an electronic voting system in a contest conducted under this chapter.As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.189. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.214.