{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-3-13-5-9","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 3-13-5-9","heading":"Determination of house of general assembly that person should not be seated because of ineligibility; filling of seat; constitutional eligibility requirements","body":"Sec. 9. If a house of the general assembly determines that a person should not be seated as a member of that house because that person was ineligible to hold the seat for which a certificate of election has been issued by the secretary of state, the seat shall be filled under this chapter. A person selected to fill a vacant seat under this section must meet all requirements set forth in Article 4, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Indiana as of the date of the general election for which the ineligible person who was not seated received a certificate of election.","path":["TITLE 3. ELECTIONS","ARTICLE 13. VACANCIES","Chapter 5. Vacancies in Legislative Offices"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_3.html#3-13-5-9","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-08T08:01:41Z","sha256":"588180baab535652750fef450091cf2272d2b7eaf0552cdd2a74e7c2b29ef650","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-3-13-5-8","next":"us-in/ic-3-13-5-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}