Vanderburgh County Election Board v. Vanderburgh County Democratic Central Committee

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

The Vanderburgh County Election Board appeals the decision of the trial court granting a declaratory judgment requiring the Board to include candidate numbers on ballot forms in future elections when using a voting system capable of displaying such numbers. Based on the clear and unambiguous meaning of the relevant statutory provision, we affirm the trial court's holding. Further, we find that the Board does not lack the power to assign candidate numbers despite the fact that the election statute does not specify a procedure for doing so.

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