§ Ind. Code § 3-12-5-2Office not commissioned by governor; delivery of certificate of candidate's election on demand

(a) Whenever a candidate is elected:
(1) to a local or school board office other than:
(A) one for which a town clerk-treasurer issues a certificate of election under
IC 3-10-7-34; or
(B) one commissioned by the governor under IC 4-3-1-5; or
(2) a precinct committeeman or state convention delegate;
the circuit court clerk shall, when permitted under section 16 of this chapter, prepare and
deliver to the candidate on demand a certificate of the candidate's election.
(b) This subsection applies to a local or school board office described in subsection (a)
with an election district located in more than one (1) county and a local public question
placed on the ballot in more than one (1) county. The circuit court clerk of the county that
contains the greatest percentage of the population of the election district shall, upon demand
of the candidate or a person entitled to request a recount of the votes cast on a public
question under IC 3-12-12:
(1) obtain the certified statement of the votes cast for that office or on that question that
was prepared under IC 3-12-4-9 from the circuit court clerk in each other county in
which the election district is located;
(2) tabulate the total votes cast for that office or on that question as shown on the
certified statement of each county in the election district; and
(3) issue a certificate of election to the candidate when permitted under section 16 of
this chapter or a certificate declaring the local public question approved or rejected.