(a) This section applies when:
- (1) a ballot is reprinted under IC 3-11-3-29.5 (d) to omit the name of a former candidate; and
- (2) the candidate vacancy is filled following the reprinting of the ballots.
- (b) A vote cast on the ballot where the statement "NO CANDIDATE" or words indicating that there was a former candidate appears is considered a vote cast for the successor candidate.
As added by P.L.38-1999, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.219-2013, SEC.64; P.L.227-2023, SEC.118.