CHAPTER 2. RETENTION OF JUDGES

IC 33-25-2
    Chapter 2. Retention of Judges

IC 33-25-2-1
Approval or rejection of appeals court judges
    Sec. 1. Judges of the court of appeals shall be approved orrejected by the electorate of Indiana under Article 7, Section 11 ofthe Constitution of the State of Indiana.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.

IC 33-25-2-2
Filing of statement of retention with secretary of state
    Sec. 2. A judge 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 judge is to beplaced on the general election ballot, indicating that the judge wishesto have the question of the judge's retention placed on the ballot. Thejudge's statement must include a statement of the judge's name as:
        (1) the judge wants the judge'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.4.

IC 33-25-2-3
Expiration of term of judge who does not file for retention
    Sec. 3. This section applies to a judge:
        (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 judge would have been placedon the general election ballot.
The term of a judge expires December 31 of the year in which thequestion of the judge's retention would have been placed on theballot.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.

IC 33-25-2-4
Expiration of term of rejected judge
    Sec. 4. This section applies to a judge:
        (1) who files a statement under section 2 of this chapter; and
        (2) whose retention is rejected by the electorate.
The term of a judge ends when the secretary of state issues acertificate under IC 3-12-5-1 stating that the judge has been removed.However, if the judge has filed a petition for a recount underIC 3-12-11, the term of the judge does not end until the state recountcommission has issued a certificate under IC 3-12-11-18 stating thatthe electorate has rejected the retention of the judge.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.
IC 33-25-2-5
Wording of question of retention on ballot
    Sec. 5. The question of approval or rejection of a judge shall beplaced on the general election ballot in the form prescribed byIC 3-11 and must state "Shall Judge (insert name (as permitted underIC 3-5-7) here) be retained in office?".
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.58-2005, SEC.30.

IC 33-25-2-6
Statement of retention; use by judge of same name on statementand voter registration record
    Sec. 6. The statement filed under section 2 of this chapter mustinclude a statement that the judge requests the name on the judge'svoter registration record be the same as the name the judge uses onthe statement. If there is a difference between the name on the judge'sstatement and the name on the judge's voter registration record, theofficer 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 judge's voterregistration record to be the same as the name on the judge'sstatement.
As added by P.L.98-2004, SEC.4.