Sec. 16. (a) This section applies when:

(1) a ballot is reprinted under IC 3-11-3-29.5(d) to omit the name of a former candidate; and

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(2) the candidate vacancy is filled following the reprinting of the ballots.

     (b) A vote cast on the ballot where the statement “NO CANDIDATE” or words indicating that there was a former candidate appears is considered a vote cast for the successor candidate.

As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.64; P.L.227-2023, SEC.118.