§ 3-5-3-8 — Apportionment of municipal election expenses

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), during
the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary
election and continues until the day after the following municipal
election, all expenses of the primary election and election that cannot
be chargeable directly to any municipality shall be apportioned as
follows:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the county.
(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) to the municipalities in the county
holding the municipal primary election and municipal election.
(b) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not apply to
a town that has entered into an agreement with the county under IC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expenses described
in subsection (a).
(c) This subsection applies to a county that is designated as a vote
center county under IC 3-11-18.1. During the period that begins ninety
(90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the
day after the following municipal election, all expenses incurred by the
county in conducting the municipal primary election and municipal
election shall be apportioned among the municipalities in the county
holding a municipal primary and municipal election.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.2; P.L.14-2004, SEC.5; P.L.74-2017, SEC.2.