{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-13-3-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-13-3-1","heading":"United States Senate; appointment to fill vacancy; special election","body":"Sec. 1. (a) A vacancy that occurs, other than by resignation, in the United States Senate shall be certified to the governor by the secretary of state.\n(b) The governor shall immediately fill a vacancy in the United States Senate by appointing a person possessing the qualifications required under Article 1, Section 3, Clause 3 of the Constitution of the United States. The person appointed holds office until the next general election, when the vacancy shall be filled by the election of a Senator in a special election to hold office for the unexpired term.\n(c) If a vacancy in the United States Senate occurs after noon on the date the election division is required to certify general election candidates to each county election board under IC 3-8-7-16, the person appointed under subsection (b) holds office until the vacancy is filled in a special election held at the time of the next general election following the general election for which the candidate certification had been issued under IC 3-8-7-16.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 13. VACANCIES","Chapter 3. Vacancies in Federal Offices"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-13-3-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"76d59f31c601f6616e6a8731265b02e9c45e885f2e931e51b1d556b4079ac34a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-13-2-12","next":"us-in/ic-3-13-3-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}