{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-12-6-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-12-6-1","heading":"Right of recount; local or school board offices","body":"Sec. 1. (a) Any candidate for nomination or election to a local or school board office is entitled to have the votes cast for that office recounted under this chapter.\n(b) If a candidate who is entitled to have the votes recounted under this chapter does not file a petition within the period established by section 2 of this chapter, the county chairman of a political party in the precinct in which the recount is desired may file a petition to have the votes recounted. A county chairman is entitled to have the votes recounted only in a partisan race.\n(c) The right of recount may be exercised for one (1) or more of the precincts in which votes were cast for the office.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 12. ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS","Chapter 6. Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to Local and School Board Offices"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-12-6-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"b4fed5532a589753fec4b0ff6fbd6d44ab41f63e8e61a165f45bf9294b4060ab","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-12-5-18","next":"us-in/ic-3-12-6-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}