Indiana Code 3-12-8-5. Contest of election or nomination; filing of verified petition; elections in different municipalities

Sec. 5. (a) A candidate who desires to contest an election or a nomination under this chapter must file a verified petition with the circuit court clerk of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election district no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-12-8-5

Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5

(b) A county chairman who is entitled to and desires to contest an election or a nomination under this chapter must file a verified petition with the circuit court clerk of the county that contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election district not later than noon seventeen (17) days after election day.

(c) A petition for a contest of an election in different municipalities, whether in the same court of the county or not, may not be consolidated.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-4(a) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.382; P.L.10-1988, SEC.154; P.L.8-1992, SEC.33; P.L.4-1996, SEC.80; P.L.221-2005, SEC.119.

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