Sec. 1. (a) Whenever a candidate is elected to a local office that is commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5, the circuit court clerk shall prepare a statement specifying the number of votes received by each candidate for that office.

     (b) The statement prepared under subsection (a) must also include the number of votes cast for and against the following:

(1) The ratification of a state constitutional amendment submitted to the electorate.

(2) The retention of a justice of the supreme court or a judge of the court of appeals or tax court.

(3) Each candidate who was declared elected by the county election board under IC 3-12-4-9.

     (c) The clerk shall transmit under section 1.5 of this chapter the statement to the election division not later than noon on the second Monday following election day.

     (d) The election division shall tabulate the votes received under this section. Not later than the third Friday after the election, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate certifying the following:

(1) Each state constitutional amendment ratified or rejected.

(2) Each justice or judge retained or removed.

     (e) The election division shall provide a copy of a certificate described by:

(1) subsection (d)(1) to the chief justice of the Indiana supreme court and the director of the office of code revision of the legislative services agency; and

(2) subsection (d)(2) to the chief justice of the state.

     (f) The election division shall provide a copy of all statements received under this section to the office.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-1 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.365; P.L.5-1988, SEC.10; P.L.4-1991, SEC.114; P.L.3-1993, SEC.208; P.L.3-1997, SEC.344; P.L.212-2001, SEC.22; P.L.221-2005, SEC.110; P.L.278-2019, SEC.143.