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Indiana · Snapshot 2026

IC 3-10-8-8: Special elections ordered by court or recount commission

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  1. TITLE 3. ELECTIONS
  2. ARTICLE 10. PROVISIONS GOVERNING CERTAIN TYPES OF ELECTIONS
  3. Chapter 8. Special Elections

Sec. 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.

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