§ 3-6-10-1 — Media entitled to watchers

Indiana § 3-6-10-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 6: POLITICAL PARTY AND ELECTION OFFICERS
• Ch. 10: Watchers for the Media

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(a) The following media may appoint in writing
one (1) watcher for each precinct:
(1) Each newspaper of general circulation in the county where an
election is held.
(2) Each news service operating in the county where an election
is held.
(3) Each radio or television station operating in the county where
an election is held.
(b) If more than one (1) precinct votes at the same polling place, the
number of watchers for each entity described in subsection (a) entitled
to be present at the polling place equals the number of precincts voting
at the polling place.
(c) In a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1, the number of watchers for each entity described in
subsection (a) entitled to be present at the vote center is one (1)
watcher for:
(1) each electronic poll book station present at the vote center; or
(2) the number of electronic poll book stations specified in the
county vote center plan for the vote center;
whichever is greater.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-6-2(d) part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.42; P.L.4-1996, SEC.13; P.L.74-2017, SEC.13.