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Ind. Code § 3-12-6-2 (2026)

Petition for recount; filing

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     Sec. 2. (a) A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.

     (b) A county chairman who is entitled to and desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition not later than noon seventeen (17) days after election day.

     (c) The petition must be filed in the circuit or superior court of each county in which is located a precinct in which the individual desires a recount.

[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-27-3 part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.370; P.L.10-1988, SEC.134; P.L.4-1996, SEC.74; P.L.221-2005, SEC.114.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1995–2007 · leading case: In Re Paternity of HRM, 864 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007).
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In Re Paternity of HRM, 864 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “[4] See Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2(a) ("A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.”
State ex rel. Crawford v. Delaware Circuit Court, 655 N.E.2d 499 (Ind. 1995). · cites it 4× “On November 15, 1994, Nixon filed a verified petition for recount pursuant to Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2 (1998) in the Delaware Circuit Court.”
Hawkins v. Wayne Tp. Bd. of Marion Cnty., In, 183 F. Supp. 2d 1099 (S.D. Ind. 2002). · cites it 2× “Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2. Under federal law, plaintiffs claim that the foregoing events violated their rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution by diluting the influence of plaintiffs’ votes and concentrating the influence of others’ votes.”
Bentz v. Judd, 714 N.E.2d 203 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). “Ind.Code 3-12-6-2(a). Compliance with the verification requirement is necessary to invoke the subject matter jurisdiction of the trial court.”
Gaddie v. Manlief, 864 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2(a) ("A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.”
State on Rel. Crawford v. Del. Cir. Ct., 655 N.E.2d 499 (Ind. 1995). · cites it 4× “On November 15,1994, Nixon filed a verified petition for recount pursuant to Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2 (1993) in the Delaware Circuit Court.”
Ind. Code § 3-12-6-2(a): 3 cases
In Re Paternity of HRM, 864 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “[4] See Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2(a) ("A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.”
Bentz v. Judd, 714 N.E.2d 203 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999). “Ind.Code 3-12-6-2(a). Compliance with the verification requirement is necessary to invoke the subject matter jurisdiction of the trial court.”
Gaddie v. Manlief, 864 N.E.2d 442 (Ind. Ct. App. 2007). “See Ind.Code § 3-12-6-2(a) ("A candidate who desires a recount of votes must file a verified petition no later than noon fourteen (14) days after election day.”
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