1. (a) As used in this section, "county committee" refers to the precinct committeemen and vice committeemen of a major political party representing a precinct within the county.

2. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c), a candidate vacancy for a local office shall be filled by either of the following:

   1. (1) A caucus comprised of the precinct committeemen who are eligible to participate under section 10 of this chapter.

   2. (2) The county chairman of the political party or a committee comprised of the chairman, vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer of the county committee of the party, if all of the following apply:

      1. (A) The county chairman or the committee is authorized to fill vacancies under this chapter by majority vote of the county committee.
      2. (B) The election district for the local office is entirely within one (1) county.
      3. (C) Documentation of the authority given under clause (A) is attached to the certification of candidate selection filed under section 15 of this chapter.

3. (c) A candidate vacancy for the office of circuit court judge or prosecuting attorney in a circuit having more than one (1) county shall be filled by a caucus comprised of the precinct committeemen who constitute the county committees of the political party for all of the circuit.

   [Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-11-10(b)(1), (b)(2) part.]

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.415; P.L.10-1988, SEC.182; P.L.4-1996, SEC.86; P.L.26-2000, SEC.22; P.L.216-2015, SEC.23; P.L.278-2019, SEC.152.