§ 3-12-5-1 Statements to election division as to certain election results; issuance of certificate
§ 3-12-5-1.5 Sending certified statements electronically; exceptions
§ 3-12-5-2 Office not commissioned by governor; delivery of certificate of candidate’s election on demand
§ 3-12-5-3 Unopposed candidate for local office; certification of candidate as if elected
§ 3-12-5-4 Governor not to withhold commission because of defect or informality in election return to election division
§ 3-12-5-5 Governor and lieutenant governor; certified statements; transmission of statements
§ 3-12-5-6 Certified statement of number of votes for each candidate
§ 3-12-5-7 Tabulation of number of votes cast for each candidate
§ 3-12-5-8 Amendments to certified statements; preparation of commission and transmittal to certified candidates
§ 3-12-5-9 Candidates for United States Senator and United States Representative; tabulation of votes cast for each candidate; certificates of election
§ 3-12-5-10 Candidate for United States Senator and United States Representative; transmission of certificate of election; seal and attestation
§ 3-12-5-11 Preparation of certified statement of number of votes received by candidate for legislative office in county; transmittal to election division
§ 3-12-5-12 Election division to total statements from district and prepare and transmit certificate of election; tie votes
§ 3-12-5-13 Estimating, aggregating, and tabulating total number of votes evidenced by face of certified statement
§ 3-12-5-14 Correction of error in certification of vote
§ 3-12-5-15 Failure or refusal to correct error; civil action to enforce duty to make correction
§ 3-12-5-16 Certificate of election; issuance
§ 3-12-5-18 Filling vacancy created by reelected local office holder who dies or is disqualified before new term of office begins
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Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 12 > Chapter 5 - Certificates of Election and Commissions

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • East Chicago area of special concern: means all areas of East Chicago in which:

    Indiana Code 13-19-7-1

  • EPA: refers to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. See Indiana Code 13-19-7-2
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Highway: includes county bridges and state and county roads, unless otherwise expressly provided. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • IHCDA: refers to the Indiana housing and community development authority created by IC 5-20-1-3. See Indiana Code 13-19-7-3
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Judgment: means all final orders, decrees, and determinations in an action and all orders upon which executions may issue. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5