Indiana Code 3-12-5-9. Candidates for United States Senator and United States Representative; tabulation of votes cast for each candidate; certificates of election
(1) tabulate the number of votes cast for each candidate for United States Senator and United States Representative; and
Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-12-5-9
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(A) the governor for signature and certification to the secretary of the United States Senate, setting forth the name of the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the office of United States Senator, in the manner required by 2 U.S.C. 1; and
(B) the clerk of the United States House of Representatives, setting forth the name of each candidate receiving the highest number of votes for United States Representative, in the manner required by 2 U.S.C. § 26.
(b) The secretary of state shall promptly execute the certificate prepared under subsection (a)(2)(A) and transmit the certificate to the governor. The governor shall promptly execute the certificate and transmit the certificate to the election division for attestation by the secretary of state and transmission to the secretary of the United States Senate.
(c) The secretary of state shall promptly execute the certificate prepared under subsection (a)(2)(B) and transmit the certificate to the clerk of the United States House of Representatives.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-26-9 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.350; P.L.176-1999, SEC.93.