Indiana § 3-12-5-6 - Certified statement of number of votes for each candidate
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§ 3-12-5-6. Certified statement of number of votes for each candidate
Sec. 6. (a) Not later than noon on the second Monday following an election, each circuit court clerk shall prepare a certified statement under the clerk's seal of the number of votes received by each candidate for:
(1) federal office;
(2) state office;
(3) legislative office; and
(4) a local office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2.
(b) The clerk shall transmit the statements to the election division in accordance with section 1.5 of this chapter.
(c) The election division shall provide a copy of each statement to the office.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-6.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.369; P.L.3-1993, SEC.210; P.L.3-1997, SEC.347; P.L.212-2001, SEC.24; P.L.221-2005, SEC.112; P.L.278-2019, SEC.146.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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