CHAPTER 2. RETENTION OF JUSTICES

IC 33-24-2
    Chapter 2. Retention of Justices

IC 33-24-2-1
Approval or rejection of justices
    Sec. 1. Justices of the supreme court shall be approved or rejectedby the electorate of the state under Article 7, Section 11 of theConstitution of the State of Indiana.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-2-2
Justice's statement concerning retention
    Sec. 2. A justice who wishes to be retained in office shall file astatement with the secretary of state, not later than noon July 15 ofthe year in which the question of retention of the justice is to beplaced on the general election ballot, indicating that the justicewishes to have the question of the justice's retention placed on theballot. The justice's statement must include a statement of thejustice's name as:
        (1) the justice wants the justice's name to appear on the ballot;and
        (2) the candidate's name is permitted to appear on the ballotunder IC 3-5-7.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-2-3
Expiration of term if no statement filed
    Sec. 3. This section applies to a justice:
        (1) who does not file a statement under section 2 of this chapter;and
        (2) whose term expires under Article 7, Section 11 of theConstitution of the State of Indiana during the year in which thequestion of the retention of the justice would have been placedon the general election ballot.
The term of a justice expires December 31 of the year in which thequestion of the justice's retention would have been placed on theballot.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-2-4
Expiration of term if retention is rejected
    Sec. 4. This section applies to a justice:
        (1) who files a statement under section 2 of this chapter; and
        (2) whose retention is rejected by the electorate.
The term of a justice ends when the secretary of state issues acertificate under IC 3-12-5-1 stating that the justice has beenremoved. However, if the justice has filed a petition for a recountunder IC 3-12-11, the term of the justice does not end until the staterecount commission has issued a certificate under IC 3-12-11-18stating that the electorate has rejected the retention of the justice.As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.

IC 33-24-2-5
Form of ballot for retention question
    Sec. 5. The question of approval or rejection of a justice shall beplaced on the general election ballot in the form prescribed byIC 3-11 and must state "Shall Justice (insert name (as permittedunder IC 3-5-7) here) be retained in office?".
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.29.

IC 33-24-2-6
Name of justice on statement and voter registration record
    Sec. 6. The statement filed under section 2 of this chapter mustinclude a statement that the justice requests the name on the justice'svoter registration record be the same as the name the justice uses onthe statement. If there is a difference between the name on thejustice's statement and the name on the justice's voter registrationrecord, the officer with whom the statement is filed shall forward theinformation to the voter registration officer of the appropriate countyas required by IC 3-5-7-6(e). The voter registration officer of theappropriate county shall change the name on the justice's voterregistration record to be the same as the name on the justice'sstatement.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.3.