Special elections ordered by court or recount commission
Ind. Code § 3-10-8-8
in effectSec. 8. (a) A special election ordered by:
(1) a court under IC 3-12-8-17; or
(2) the state recount commission under IC 3-12-11-18;
shall be held on the ninth Tuesday after the court or commission enters an order requiring an election.
(b) The names of all candidates for a contested office must appear on the ballot in the special election held under this section unless a candidate vacancy has occurred.
(c) A special election held under this section may be held in all or part of an election district, as specified in an order by:
(1) a court under IC 3-12-8-17; or
(2) the state recount commission under IC 3-12-11-18.
As added by P.L.10-1989, SEC.5.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/3Fetched: 10/17/2026