Ind. Code ch. 3-6-5.6

Ind. Code ch. 3-6-5.6
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Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-1 Application of chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having a population of more than one hundred seventy thousand (170,000) and less than one hundred seventy-four thousand (174,000). As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.104-2022, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-2 "Board"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of elections and registration established by section 3 of this chapter. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-3 Establishment of board of elections and registration

Sec. 3. The board of elections and registration is established and shall be known as the ____________ (name of county) board of elections and registration. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-4 Board composition

Sec. 4. The board is comprised of the following five (5) members: (1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of the county shall each appoint two (2) members of the board. Members of the board appointed under this subdivision: (A) must be voters of the county; and (B) serve a term of two (2) years or until their successors are appointed. (2) The circuit court clerk, who is an ex officio member of the board. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.156-2020, SEC.1.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-5 Persons not eligible to serve on board

Sec. 5. (a) A person who is a candidate for elected office or a member of a candidate's committee may not be appointed as a member of the board. (b) If an appointed member becomes a: (1) candidate for elected office; or (2) member of a candidate's committee; the member may not continue to serve on the board. (c) An appointed member may not hold elected office while a member of the board. (d) The circuit court clerk may not be a member of a candidate's committee other than the clerk's own candidate's committee. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-6 Board member annual salary

Sec. 6. Each member of the board shall be paid an annual salary of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The salaries of the board members shall be fixed in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 and paid out of the county general fund in accordance with IC 3-5-3-1 as other election expenses are paid. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-7 Powers and duties of board

Sec. 7. (a) The board has all of the powers and duties given in this title (and powers and duties concerning elections or voter registration given in other titles of the Indiana Code) to the following: (1) The county election board. (2) The board of registration. (3) The circuit court clerk. (4) The county executive. (b) The director appointed under section 8 of this chapter shall perform all the duties of the circuit court clerk under this title and perform the election or voter registration duties of the circuit court clerk under other titles of the Indiana Code. The board shall perform all the duties of the county executive under this title and perform the election duties of the county executive under other titles of the Indiana Code. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-8 Board director and assistant director; qualifications; appointment of employees; salaries

Sec. 8. (a) The board may vest day to day operations in a director of the board and in an assistant director of the board. (b) The circuit court clerk shall appoint the director and the assistant director, subject to the following: (1) The director and the assistant director may not be members of the same political party. (2) The appointment of the director and the assistant director is subject to the approval of the board, as follows: (A) At least three (3) members of the board must approve the appointment of the director and the assistant director. (B) At least two (2) of the board members who vote to approve an appointment may not be members of the same political party. (c) The assistant director shall receive an annual salary of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) less than the salary of the director. (d) The number and compensation of the employees of the board shall be fixed in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5 and paid out of the county general fund in accordance with IC 3-5-3-1 as other election expenses are paid. (e) The director and the assistant director shall each appoint one-half (1/2) of the board employees, subject to the following: (1) A board employee may not be a relative (as defined in IC 3-6-5.9-3) of either individual making an appointment under this section. (2) At least three (3) members of the board must approve the appointment of an employee. (3) At least two (2) of the board members who vote to approve an appointment may not be members of the same political party. (f) The director and the assistant director serve at the pleasure of the appointing clerk. The board employees serve at the pleasure of the appointing director or assistant director respectively. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-9 Hiring legal services for board

Sec. 9. The board may, by a vote of a majority of the members of the board, hire attorneys to provide legal services for the board, as determined by the board. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.

Ind. Code § 3-6-5.6-10 Appeal of board decisions

Sec. 10. Except as expressly provided by statute, an appeal may be taken from a decision of the board to the circuit court or superior court of the county. An appeal taken under this section must be filed not later than thirty (30) days after the board makes the decision subject to the appeal. As added by P.L.170-2019, SEC.4.
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