Indiana § 15-13-5-22 - Certified election results; observers
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§ 15-13-5-22. Certified election results; observers
Sec. 22. (a) The presiding officer of a district convention shall certify the results of the election under section 21 of this chapter to the commission and to the board.
(b) Each individual who is nominated at the district convention to be a candidate for the member representing the district may appoint an individual who has not been nominated to be an observer to the counting of the ballots. However, if the candidate does not appoint an observer, the individual who nominated the candidate shall serve as the candidate's observer, unless the individual has been nominated as a candidate.
(c) An observer may observe the counting of the ballots but may not participate in the counting or recording of the ballots.
(d) The department shall destroy each ballot submitted under section 17 of this chapter after the results of the election have been certified in accordance with subsection (a). However, after the results of the election have been certified in accordance with subsection (a), the department may not destroy the tally papers.
[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1.5-4-22.]
As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.92-2019, SEC.20.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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