§ 3-13-11-1 Sections requiring following of caucus procedure; appointments pro tempore
§ 3-13-11-3 Calling of caucus; withdrawal of resignation; when caucus to be held
§ 3-13-11-3.5 Vacancy on town council because of member’s residency; calling caucus; when caucus must be held
§ 3-13-11-4 Notice of caucus
§ 3-13-11-5 Members of caucus; eligibility
§ 3-13-11-6 Chairman of caucus
§ 3-13-11-7 Required filings for pro tempore appointment
§ 3-13-11-8 Caucus rules of procedure; tie vote; effect of lack of quorum
§ 3-13-11-9 Voting by proxy
§ 3-13-11-10 Selection of person to fill vacancy; secret ballot
§ 3-13-11-11 Certification of pro tempore appointment results; forwarding certificates; filing certificates
§ 3-13-11-12 Chief deputy employee; assumption of duties during vacancy; except office of judge, member of fiscal or legislative body
§ 3-13-11-13 Chief deputy employee except for office of judge; appointment if position declined, person ineligible, or position not established
§ 3-13-11-14 City controller assumes duty of mayor if position of deputy mayor not established in first or second class city
§ 3-13-11-15 President pro tempore of common council assumes duty of mayor if position of deputy mayor not established in third class city
§ 3-13-11-16 Appointment to office of clerk or clerk-treasurer if chief deputy position not established, person ineligible, or position declined
§ 3-13-11-17 Circumstances in which township board chairman assumes duties of township office except for office of judge or township board member
§ 3-13-11-18 Rights and duties of person assuming duties of vacant office
§ 3-13-11-19 Vacancies; candidates eligible for pro tempore appointment
§ 3-13-11-20 Vacancies; authority to fill
§ 3-13-11-21 Applicability of provisions concerning temporary filling of vacancy

Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 3 > Article 13 > Chapter 11 - Caucus Procedure for Filling Vacancies in Certain Local Offices Held by Major Parties

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • agency: means :

    Indiana Code 14-23-8-2

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • area: includes the state and the entirety or a part of a county, a township, a city, a town, or an unincorporated settlement that is in danger of fire as proclaimed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-23-7-1
  • Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • bow: means any device that is intended to shoot an arrow. See Indiana Code 14-22-40-1
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • corps: refers to the youth conservation corps established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-23-8-3
  • decoy: means a three-dimensional object that:

    Indiana Code 14-22-40-2

  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • firearm: means any weapon that is designed to expel a projectile by means of an explosion. See Indiana Code 14-22-40-3
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • fund: refers to the state forestry fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-23-3-1
  • game animal: means an animal that may be legally taken under this article. See Indiana Code 14-22-40-4
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • hardiness zone: means a designated geographic area found on the Plant Hardiness Zone Map prepared and amended by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. See Indiana Code 14-24-6-2
  • in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • law enforcement officer: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 14-22-40-5
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • merchantable timber: means timber, trees, and parts of trees that can be used for sawtimber, veneer, poles, posts, pulp, and any other product using wood or parts of trees. See Indiana Code 14-23-4-2
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • nursery stock: means botanically classified hardy perennial or biennial trees, shrubs, vines, and plants, evergreens, fruit pits, and other plants or plant parts capable of propagation. See Indiana Code 14-24-6-3
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Population: has the meaning set forth in Ind. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • program: refers to the Indiana rural fire protection initiative established in section 4 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 14-23-6.5-1
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • rural community: means a city, town, village, or community having a population of ten thousand (10,000) or less. See Indiana Code 14-23-6.5-2
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Sheriff: means the sheriff of the county or another person authorized to perform sheriff's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • vital: means that a plant is physiologically vibrant and does not suffer unreasonably from mechanical or pathological stress. See Indiana Code 14-24-5-1
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5