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inlawrev-18074	Laramore, Jon	Indiana Constitutional Developments: Changes on the Court	2013	24	.pdf	application/pdf	11131	689	63	He sued in federal court and asked the federal district judge to certify his Indiana claim to the Indiana Supreme Court. The reason the Democratic Party sued, however, is that if courts determined that White had not properly been placed on the ballot in the first place, the office would be awarded to the second-place vote-getter in the election, in this case the Democratic candidate;46 if White forfeited his office upon conviction, in contrast, the Governor—like White, a Republican—would name White’s successor.47 The Democrats’ petition alleged that White was not eligible to be a candidate because he was not registered to vote at the place he resided on July 15, 2010, the date his party delivered his certificate of nomination.48 The Democrats sued in late November 2010, after the election had been held and White had won.49 The Democrats’ petition contested White’s election under Indiana Code section 3-12- 38.	cache/inlawrev-18074.pdf	txt/inlawrev-18074.txt