Indiana § 3-6-6-13 Filling vacancy in precinct election office by county election board;
filling vacancy with student

Indiana Statutes

§ 3-6-6-13 — Filling vacancy in precinct election office by county election board; filling vacancy with student

Indiana § 3-6-6-13

Art. 6POLITICAL PARTY AND ELECTION OFFICERS

Ch. 6Precinct Election Officers

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Bluebook

Ind. Code § 3-6-6-13 (2026).

Text

(a)A county election board shall fill a vacancy in a precinct election office before the hour set for the opening of the polls, upon the nomination of the appropriate county chairman.

(b)This subsection applies to a precinct election office when, at noon, twenty-one (21) days before election day, the appropriate county chairman has made no nomination for the office. The county election board, by majority vote of the board, may fill the office by appointing an individual who would be eligible to serve in the office if nominated by the county chairman.

(c)If a vacancy is filled by the county election board under subsection (b), the board may, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, fill the office by appointing a student:

(1)enrolled at a postsecondary educational instit

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(a) A county election board shall fill a vacancy
in a precinct election office before the hour set for the opening of the
polls, upon the nomination of the appropriate county chairman.
(b) This subsection applies to a precinct election office when, at
noon, twenty-one (21) days before election day, the appropriate county
chairman has made no nomination for the office. The county election
board, by majority vote of the board, may fill the office by appointing
an individual who would be eligible to serve in the office if nominated
by the county chairman.
(c) If a vacancy is filled by the county election board under
subsection (b), the board may, by unanimous vote of the entire
membership of the board, fill the office by appointing a student:
(1) enrolled at a postsecondary educational institution (including
a community college); and
(2) who is a registered voter of the county;
to serve as a nonpartisan precinct election officer.
(d) If a vacancy is filled by the county election board under
subsection (b) (other than inspector), the board may, by unanimous
vote of the entire membership of the board, fill the office by appointing
a person eligible to serve as a precinct election officer (other than
inspector) under section 39 of this chapter.
[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-5-11 part.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.13; P.L.126-2002, SEC.19; P.L.209-2003, SEC.18; P.L.14-2004, SEC.10; P.L.2-2007, SEC.10; P.L.194-2013, SEC.5; P.L.108-2021, SEC.1.