Title 3, ELECTIONS

Sec. 12.5. (a) As authorized under 52 U.S.C. 21021, the secretary of state shall apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for payments under the HAVA (52 U.S.C. 21021 through 52 U.S.C. 21025) to do the following: (1) Make polling places (including the path of travel, e…

Sec. 13. (a) The state police department and all state police officers shall assist the election division, on request, in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of the election division’s duties, including the use of state police radio and telephone service on ele…

Sec. 14. (a) Each year in which a general or municipal election is held, the election division shall call a meeting of all the members of the county election boards, the boards of registration (subject to IC 3-7-12), and the boards of elections and registration (as defined in IC …

Sec. 15. (a) The election division shall charge the following fees for providing products and services: (1) For attendance at a meeting called under section 14 of this chapter, four hundred dollars ($400), with a late fee of fifty dollars ($50) if the fee is paid after a date spe…

Sec. 16. (a) The election administrator's conference fund is established for the purpose of conducting the instructional meeting required under section 14 of this chapter. The fund shall be administered by the election division. (b) The fund consists of the following: (1) Fees co…

Sec. 2. (a) The secretary of state shall perform all ministerial duties related to the administration of elections by the state. (b) The election division shall assist the commission and the secretary of state in the administration of this title. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19. A…

Sec. 2.5. The election division shall assist the secretary of state in the implementation of HAVA. As added by P.L.209-2003, SEC.8.

Sec. 3. (a) The governor shall appoint two (2) co-directors for the election division who shall do the following: (1) Carry out the policies, decisions, and recommendations of the commission. (2) Maintain an office for the election division. (b) The co-directors may not be member…

Sec. 3.2. A co-director serves a term of four (4) years, beginning January 1, 2019, and continuing until the co-director's successor has been appointed and qualified. As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.6.

Sec. 4. The co-directors shall employ other employees as necessary in the execution of the powers and duties of the election division. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.216-2015, SEC.1.

Sec. 5. The employees of the election division must be divided equally between the major political parties of the state. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19.

Sec. 5.5. An individual who, on December 31, 1996, serves as a co-director or an employee of the commission, serves as a co-director or an employee of the election division after December 31, 1996, with all the rights, duties, and conditions of employment the individual had as a …

Sec. 6. Subject to section 5 of this chapter, the co-directors may each employ an equal number of employees. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19.

Sec. 7. Equal funding shall be provided to each co-director with which to employ employees under section 6 of this chapter. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.3.

Sec. 8. (a) When a vacancy in a co-director position occurs, the secretary of state shall notify the governor and the state chairman of the political party of which the individual vacating the position is a member. (b) The state chairman may submit to the governor in writing, wit…

Sec. 9. The secretary of state shall submit biennial budget estimates for the commission and the election division in the manner and form required by law. Funds shall be expended only in the manner and form required by law. As added by P.L.8-1995, SEC.19.