Indiana § 3-12-5-18 - Filling vacancy created by reelected local office holder who dies or is disqualified before new term of office begins

§ 3-12-5-18. Filling vacancy created by reelected local office holder who dies or is disqualified before new term of office begins

Sec. 18. (a) This section applies if the individual:

(1) holds a local office;

(2) is elected to another term in that office; and

(3) dies or is otherwise disqualified to serve in the office before the date that the individual's next term is scheduled by law to begin.

(b) Upon notice of the death or disqualification being given to the person or entity provided to receive notice of the death of an officeholder under IC 5-8-6, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with IC 3-13.

As added by P.L.227-2023, SEC.122.

IC 3-12-6Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices

3-12-6-1Right of recount; local or school board offices 3-12-6-1.2Chapter establishes standards to define vote 3-12-6-1.5Chapter applicable to elections for political party offices 3-12-6-2Petition for recount; filing 3-12-6-2.5Petition for recount; filing fee; cause number 3-12-6-3Petition for recount; content 3-12-6-4Cross-petition for recount; filing 3-12-6-5Failure to file cross-petition or answer to petition for recount 3-12-6-6Cross-petition for recount; contents 3-12-6-7Amendment of petition or cross-petition 3-12-6-8Petition for recount; joinder; consolidation; exception; transfer 3-12-6-9Notice of filing of petition for recount and pendency of petition of each candidate named in petition; service of notice; return of service 3-12-6-9.5Disqualification of judge where recount involves court assuming jurisdiction 3-12-6-10Petitioner's cash deposit or bond; filing; amounts; cost of recount; unexpended balance 3-12-6-10.5Petitioner's cash deposit; deposit in county general fund 3-12-6-11Cross-petitioner's cash deposit or bond; cost of recount 3-12-6-12Cost of recount when cash deposit not made 3-12-6-13Repealed 3-12-6-13.5Repealed 3-12-6-14Order of recount and appointment of recount commission; conditions 3-12-6-15Consolidated recount of votes 3-12-6-16Recount commission; membership 3-12-6-17Recount commission; compensation 3-12-6-17.5Recount commission and other recount costs; payment from county general fund 3-12-6-18Certified copy of order to candidates; cost of mailing 3-12-6-19Impoundment of election materials by court; recount commission orders; copying election materials 3-12-6-19.5Impounded materials; use of copies instead of originals 3-12-6-20Court making impounded materials available to recount commission 3-12-6-21Recount; place; expeditious completion; watchers; representatives; news media; powers and duties of state recount commission 3-12-6-21.5Ballot card voting systems; petition for manual count and tabulation of votes 3-12-6-21.7Duties of recount commission 3-12-6-21.9Recount; date of completion; extension of deadline 3-12-6-22Recount; completion; certificate 3-12-6-22.5Court issuance of order on commission certificate; finality of recount decision; appeal 3-12-6-23Recount certificate; effect; prima facie evidence of votes cast 3-12-6-24Repealed 3-12-6-25Repealed 3-12-6-26Repealed 3-12-6-27Votes cast in more than one county; difference between recount certificate and county election board tabulation; correction of certificate 3-12-6-28Transmittal of certificate showing votes cast 3-12-6-29Tabulation of vote in accordance with certificate 3-12-6-30Single county nominations or elections; differences between votes shown by recount certificate and votes tabulated by county board; certificate of corrected vote total 3-12-6-31Single county nominations or elections; transmittal of certificate showing corrected vote total 3-12-6-32Certificate of nomination, election, or commission for office 3-12-6-33Vacation of office by person in possession