Sec. 1. (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 […]
Sec. 1.2. 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 recount conducted under this chapter. As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.188. Amended by […]
Sec. 1.5. A candidate for election to precinct committeeman or state convention delegate is entitled to have the votes cast for that office recounted under this chapter. The political party of the candidate, in accordance with any applicable party rules, determines the winner of an election to a political party office. As added by P.L.3-1997, […]
Sec. 10. (a) Each petitioner shall furnish a cash deposit or file a bond with corporate surety to the approval of the court for the payment of all costs of the recount. The minimum amount of the cash deposit or bond is one hundred dollars ($100). The maximum amount of the cash deposit or bond […]
Sec. 10.5. When a cash deposit is furnished under section 10 of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall deposit the cash in the county general fund. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.358.
Sec. 11. If a cross-petition is filed, each petitioner and cross-petitioner shall either furnish a cash deposit or file a bond with corporate surety to the approval of the court for the payment of each party’s proportionate share of the cost of the recount. If a cross-petition is joint, a joint bond may be furnished. […]
Sec. 12. (a) This section does not apply to a petitioner or a cross-petitioner who is determined to have been nominated or elected after the recount. (b) If a cash deposit was not made as required by section 10 or 11 of this chapter, the petitioners shall pay to the circuit court clerk within ten […]
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-3 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Repealed by P.L.7-1986, SEC.20.
As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.373. Repealed by P.L.10-1988, SEC.238.
Sec. 14. The court shall grant the petitions and cross-petitions that have been filed and order the recount of the votes in the precincts by appointing a recount commission upon: (1) the filing of a petition and bond under this chapter; (2) the expiration of the period under section 4 of this chapter for filing […]
Sec. 15. If there is a consolidation of petitions and cross-petitions, the court shall by consolidated order grant the consolidated petitions and cross-petitions and order a consolidated recount of all votes in all precincts in the counties requested in the petitions and cross-petitions. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-9 part.] As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by […]
Sec. 16. (a) A recount commission consists of three (3) persons. (b) Two (2) members of the commission must be voters who: (1) are members of different major political parties of the state; and (2) were qualified to vote at the election in a county in which the election district for the office is located. […]
Sec. 17. Each member of a recount commission is entitled to a per diem not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each day actually engaged in making the recount. The judge of the court having jurisdiction over the recount shall fix the compensation paid under this section. [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-10 part.] As added […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
Sec. 2. (a) A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day. (b) A county chairman who is entitled to and desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition not later than noon seventeen (17) days after election day. […]
Sec. 2.5. Upon the filing of a petition under section 2 of this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall: (1) require payment of the filing fee under IC 33-37; and (2) assign the petition a cause number as a miscellaneous civil action. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.357. Amended by P.L.98-2004, SEC.39.
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.
