Vote Cast for "No Candidate" or "Candidate Deceased"

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  2. Indiana Code
  3. Elections
  4. Ascertaining Results of Elections
  5. Rules for Counting Ballots
  6. Vote Cast for "No Candidate" or "Candidate Deceased"

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Sec. 16. (a) This section applies when:

(1) a ballot is reprinted under IC 3-11-3-29.5(d) to omit the name of an individual who is no longer a candidate; and

(2) the candidate vacancy is filled following the reprinting of the ballots.

(b) A vote cast on the ballot where the statement "NO CANDIDATE" or "CANDIDATE DECEASED" appears is considered a vote cast for the successor candidate.

As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.64.


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