{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-11-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-11-1","heading":"Right to recount of vote or to contest nomination or election of a candidate","body":"Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (d), any candidate:\n(1) in a presidential primary election;\n(2) for nomination to a federal, state, or legislative office in a primary election; or\n(3) for a federal, state, or legislative office;\nis entitled to have the votes cast for that office recounted or to contest the nomination or election of a candidate under this chapter. A recount may be conducted in one (1) or more of the precincts in which votes were cast for the office.\n(b) This subsection applies to an election for a federal or state office. Except as provided in subsection (d), if a candidate who is entitled to file a petition for a recount or contest under this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by section 2 of this chapter, the state chairman of the candidate's political party may file a petition to:\n(1) have the votes recounted in one (1) or more precincts; or\n(2) contest the nomination or election of a candidate.\n(c) This subsection applies to an election for a legislative office. Except as provided in subsection (d), if a candidate who is entitled to file a petition for a recount or contest under this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by section 2 of this chapter, a county chairman who:\n(1) resides in a county located within the election district in which the recount or contest is desired; and\n(2) is a member of the same political party as the candidate entitled to petition for a recount or contest under this chapter;\nmay file a petition to have the votes recounted in one (1) or more precincts or to contest the nomination or election of a candidate.\n(d) The nomination of a candidate in a primary election who has been certified as deceased under IC 3-8-7-1 may not be contested under this chapter.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 12. ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 11. Recount and Contest Procedures for Presidential Primary Elections and Nomination for and Election to Federal, State, and Legislative Offices"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-12-11-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"6185ef87840650ef2ff6baa480189849536b1e6db5768904332df55d51c28a4a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-10-18","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-11-1.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}