{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-11-11","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-11-11","heading":"Cash deposit by cross-petitioner","body":"Sec. 11. (a) This section applies if a cross-petition is filed under this chapter.\n(b) This subsection applies only to a recount of an election for nomination or election to either of the following:\n(1) A legislative office in which, on the face of the election returns, the difference between the number of votes cast for the cross-petitioner and the petitioner with the greatest number of votes is not more than one percent (1%) of the total votes cast for all candidates for the nomination or office.\n(2) An office other than a legislative office in which, on the face of the election returns, the difference between the number of votes cast for the cross-petitioner and the petitioner with the greatest number of votes is not more than one percent (1%) of the total votes cast for all candidates for the nomination or office.\nThe cross-petitioner shall furnish a cash deposit equal to ten dollars ($10) multiplied by the number of precincts that the cross-petitioner seeks to have recounted. The cash deposit shall be deposited in the state recount fund.\n(c) This subsection applies only to a recount of an election for nomination or election to either of the following:\n(1) A legislative office in which, on the face of the election returns, the difference between the number of votes cast for the cross-petitioner and the petitioner with the greatest number of votes is more than one percent (1%) of the total votes cast for all candidates for the nomination or office.\n(2) An office other than a legislative office in which, on the face of the election returns, the difference between the number of votes cast for the cross-petitioner and the petitioner with the greatest number of votes is more than one percent (1%) of the total votes cast for all candidates for the nomination or office.\nThe cross-petitioner shall furnish a cash deposit equal to ten dollars ($10) multiplied by the number of precincts that the cross-petitioner seeks to have recounted for the first ten (10) precincts recounted. For each precinct in excess of ten (10) the cross-petitioner seeks to have recounted, the cross-petitioner shall furnish an additional cash deposit equal to one hundred dollars ($100) multiplied by the number of precincts in excess of ten (10) that the cross-petitioner seeks to have recounted. The cash deposit shall be deposited in the state recount fund.\n(d) If after a recount, it is determined that the cross-petitioner has been nominated or elected, the deposit furnished by the cross-petitioner shall be returned to the cross-petitioner in full.\n(e) Any unexpended balance remaining in a deposit after payment of the costs of the recount shall be deposited in the state recount fund.","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#3-12-11-11","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"da36eef01f39bb6ae27422dff24e0e3097a4f22a47378b4a1c1e705810bd9214","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-11-10","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-11-12"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}