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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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 3. Elections § 3-13-5-9 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-3-elections/in-code-sect-3-13-5-9/
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