ART. III §13 | PROCEDURES FOR ELECTIONS WITH ONE CANDIDATE
(a) As used in this section, “election” means:
(1) A primary election;
(2) A special primary election;
(3) A general election; and
(4) A special election.
(b) The General Assembly may enact laws providing that if there is only one (1) person qualified as a candidate for an office after all deadlines for filing as a candidate have passed so that there will be only one (1) name listed on the election ballot for the office and no write-in candidates qualify to appear as candidates for the office on the election ballot:
(1) The one (1) candidate for the office shall be declared elected and his or her name shall not appear on the election ballot;
(2) The name of the candidate declared elected shall be certified as elected in the same manner as if the candidate had been voted upon at the election; and
(3) The election shall not be held if no other office or issue is on the election ballot.
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