Indiana Code
Ind. Code § 3-12-8-15 (2026)
Venue of trial of contest for office
✓ current as of May 2026
Sec. 15. A contest for an office for which the voters of only one (1) county cast votes shall be tried in that county. However, a change of venue from the judge is allowed under the Indiana rules of trial procedure. A contest for an office for which the voters of two (2) or more counties cast votes shall be tried in the county casting the highest number of votes for the office at the election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-28-3 part.]
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–1995 · leading case: State ex rel. Crawford v. Delaware Circuit Court, 655 N.E.2d 499 (Ind. 1995).
State ex rel. Crawford v. Delaware Circuit Court, 655 N.E.2d 499 (Ind. 1995). “If the legislature had intended parties to recount proceedings to have an automatic change of judge, this line of reasoning goes, it would have provided a counterpart provision to Ind.”
State on Rel. Crawford v. Del. Cir. Ct., 655 N.E.2d 499 (Ind. 1995). “If the legislature had intended parties to recount proceedings to have an automatic change of judge, this line of reasoning goes, it would have provided a counterpart provision to Ind.”
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