Indiana certification and canvass

Certification and canvass: Indiana

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• County canvass deadline: Monday, November 16, 2026, by noon. (IC 3-12-5-1: official text) The statute: “DEADLINE, by noon, for a circuit court clerk or the Lake and Porter County Election Directors to prepare a statement specifying the number of votes cast” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• State certification deadline: Tuesday, November 24, 2026, by noon. (IC 3-12-5-7: official text) The statute: “the secretary of state certifies to the governor the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each office” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Recount request deadline: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, by noon (candidate); Friday, November 20, 2026, by noon (party chairman if candidate has not filed). No automatic-recount margin threshold found.. (IC 3-12-11-1; IC 3-12-11-2: official text) The statute: “DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate for election to a federal or statewide office at the general election to file a verified petition for a recount or contest of the general election with the Indiana Election Division” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Election contest filing deadline: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, by noon (candidate); Friday, November 20, 2026, by noon (county chairman, local office). (IC 3-12-11-1; IC 3-12-11-2; IC 3-12-6-1; IC 3-12-6-2: official text) The statute: “DEADLINE, by noon, for a candidate for election to a local office at the general election to file a verified petition for a recount or contest of the general election with the appropriate circuit court clerk” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
• Mail and military ballot receipt and cure deadlines: Regular mail ballots: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 6:00 p.m. (no receipt after). Signature cure: Thursday, November 12, 2026, by noon. Overseas/military ballots postmarked by Election Day: Friday, November 13, 2026, by noon.. (IC 3-12-1-17; IC 3-11.5-4-13.5; IC 3-11.5-4-13.6: official text) The statute: “absentee ballots delivered by hand, mail, fax, or email that are received after 6 p.m., local prevailing time, are considered as arriving too late and may not be counted” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.

Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date: Vote Files does not calculate dates. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states