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(a) After a recount is ordered under section 14 of this chapter, the recount
commission shall convene at a place fixed by order of the court.
(b) Whenever a motion to dismiss a petition or cross-petition for a recount is filed with
the court, the court shall rule on the motion to dismiss before the recount commission
conducts the recount. The motion to dismiss must:
(1) state that the petitioner or cross-petitioner has failed to comply with this chapter;
and
(2) specifically identify the requirement that the petitioner or cross-petitioner has failed
to comply with.
(c) As the first item of business, the recount commission shall adopt procedures for
conducting the recount, based as closely as is practical on the procedures adopted by the state
recount commission. After adopting these procedures, the recount commission shall
expeditiously complete the recount of all votes ordered recounted.
(d) The proceedings of the recount commission shall be performed in public under
IC 5-14-1.5 (the Open Door Law). However, the commission may restrict access to parts of
a room where the recount is being conducted to safeguard the election material or to permit
the material to be handled or transported by the commission. Each candidate affected by the
recount may have a watcher present at the recount and may also be present in person. A
watcher for a candidate under this subsection has the same rights as a watcher appointed
under IC 3-6-8-4. Representatives of the media may also attend the recount and have the
same rights as media watchers appointed under IC 3-6-10.
(e) An order issued by the state recount commission under IC 3-12-10 supersedes an order
issued by the recount commission appointed under this chapter to the extent that the orders
conflict. The state recount commission shall assist a recount commission appointed under this
chapter to the extent that the ability of the state recount commission to preserve the integrity
of election records or equipment is not hindered.
(f) During the period:
(1) beginning when a recount is ordered under section 14 of this chapter; and
(2) ending when the recount commission certifies the recount results under section 22
of this chapter;
the recount commission may petition the court that acquired jurisdiction over the recount
under section 8 of this chapter to rule on questions raised by the recount commission.