Indiana Code 3-12-11-5. Failure to file cross-petition or answer to a petition; admission of truth; presumption

Sec. 5. The failure to file either a cross-petition or an answer to a petition for a recount or contest does not:

(1) constitute an admission of the truth of the allegations of the petition; or

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Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.

(2) imply a presumption in favor of the petition.

As added by P.L.7-1986, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.400.