Indiana § 3-12-8-18 - Hearing; circuit court clerk to certify determination
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§ 3-12-8-18. Hearing; circuit court clerk to certify determination
Sec. 18. A circuit court clerk shall certify the determination made concerning the election contest under section 17 of this chapter to the:
(1) county election board;
(2) election division, if the contest concerned an office for which a declaration of candidacy must be filed with the election division under IC 3-8-2; and
(3) governor, if the contest concerned an office commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-6 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.38-1999, SEC.62.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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