§ 3-12-6-16 — Recount commission; membership

Indiana § 3-12-6-16

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 12: ASCERTAINING RESULTS OF ELECTIONS
• Ch. 6: Recount Procedures for Nomination for and Election to

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(a) A recount commission consists of three (3)
persons.
(b) Two (2) members of the commission must be voters who:
(1) are members of different major political parties of the state;
and
(2) were qualified to vote at the election in a county in which the
election district for the office is located.
(c) This subsection applies to a recount commission conducting a
recount of an election in which only paper ballots were used. The third
member of the commission must be a person who:
(1) is a member of a major political party of the state; and
(2) was qualified to vote at the election in the election district of
the office.
(d) This subsection applies to a recount of an election in which a
voting method other than only paper ballots was used. The third
member of the commission must be a competent technician who is
familiar with the ballot card voting systems or electronic voting
systems used in that election. The technician is not required to be
qualified to vote at the election in a county in which the election
district for the office is located.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-27-9 part;
3-1-27-10 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.375; P.L.221-2005, SEC.115; P.L.194-2013, SEC.78; P.L.227-2023, SEC.123.