CHAPTER 3. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION EXPENSES
IC 3-5-3
Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses
IC 3-5-3-1
Payment of expenses by county and municipality; appropriations
Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in sections 7 through 10 of thischapter, the county auditor shall pay the expenses of voterregistration and for all election supplies, equipment, and expensesout of the county treasury in the manner provided by law. The countyfiscal body shall make the necessary appropriations for thesepurposes.
(b) The county executive shall pay to the circuit court clerk orboard of registration the expenses of:
(1) removing voters from the registration record underIC 3-7-43, IC 3-7-45, or IC 3-7-46; and
(2) performing voter list maintenance programs under IC 3-7;
out of the county treasury without appropriation.
(c) Registration expenses incurred by a circuit court clerk or boardof registration for:
(1) the salaries of members of a board of registration appointedunder IC 3-7-12-9;
(2) the salaries of chief clerks appointed under IC 3-7-12-17;and
(3) the salaries of assistants employed under IC 3-7-12-19;
may not be charged to a municipality. However, the municipalitymay be charged for wages of extra persons employed to provideadditional assistance reasonably related to the municipal election.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.1;P.L.15-1993, SEC.1; P.L.12-1995, SEC.8; P.L.4-1996, SEC.2.
IC 3-5-3-2
County election and registration fund; tax levy
Sec. 2. The legislative body of a county may establish a countyelection and registration fund for the purpose of paying for all theexpenses specified in section 1 of this chapter. The legislative bodymay annually levy a tax on all taxable property in the county, in themanner that other taxes are levied, sufficient to meet the averageannual expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter. The countyshall deposit the revenues from this tax into the fund.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IC 3-5-3-3
Payment of election and registration expenses from fund
Sec. 3. After a county election and registration fund has beenestablished, the county shall budget and pay for all the expensesspecified in section 1 of this chapter from the fund. The county maynot use the money in the fund for any other purpose. Whenever amunicipality reimburses the county for expenses under this chapter,the county shall deposit the money received from the municipalityinto the fund.As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IC 3-5-3-4
Monitoring of fund by county executive; ordinance authorizingtransfer between funds
Sec. 4. After a county election and registration fund has beenestablished, the county executive shall monitor the fund to determineif it contains sufficient money to meet the obligations of the fund.Whenever the executive finds that there is not sufficient money inthe fund, the executive may request that the county fiscal body adoptan ordinance authorizing a transfer between funds. If the ordinanceis adopted, the executive shall order the county auditor to transfer theamount specified in the ordinance from the general fund of thecounty to the election and registration fund.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IC 3-5-3-5
Counties without election and registration fund; payment ofexpenses from general fund
Sec. 5. In a county that does not have an election and registrationfund established under this chapter, the county shall budget and payfor all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from thegeneral fund of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IC 3-5-3-6
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.9-1987, SEC.7.)
IC 3-5-3-7
Municipal elections conducted by county election board; expenses
Sec. 7. All expenses for a municipal primary election or municipalelection that is conducted by a county election board shall be allowedby the county executive and shall be paid out of the general fund ofthe county, without any appropriation being required. The countyauditor shall certify the amount of that allowance to the fiscal officerof the municipality not later than thirty (30) days after the municipalprimary or municipal election. The fiscal body of the municipalityshall make the necessary appropriation to reimburse the county forthe expense of the primary election or election not later thanDecember 31 of the year in which the municipal election isconducted.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.4.
IC 3-5-3-8
Apportionment of municipal election expenses
Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), during the periodthat begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election andcontinues until the day after the following municipal election, allexpenses of the primary election and election that cannot be
chargeable directly to any municipality shall be apportioned asfollows:
(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the county.
(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) to the municipalities in thecounty holding the municipal primary election and municipalelection.
(b) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not applyto a town that has entered into an agreement with the county underIC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expensesdescribed in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.2;P.L.14-2004, SEC.5.
IC 3-5-3-9
Apportionment among municipalities
Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), whenever morethan one (1) municipality in a county conducts a municipal primaryelection, the seventy-five percent (75%) of expenses that cannot bechargeable directly to any particular municipality under section 8 ofthis chapter shall be apportioned to each municipality in the sameratio that the number of voters who cast a ballot in the municipalityat the municipal primary election bears to the total number of voterswho cast a ballot in all of the municipalities in the county at thatmunicipal primary election.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), whenever more than one(1) municipality in a county conducts a municipal election, theseventy-five percent (75%) of expenses that are not chargeabledirectly to any particular municipality under section 8 of this chaptermust be apportioned to each municipality in the same ratio that thenumber of voters who cast a ballot in the municipality at themunicipal election bears to the total number of voters who cast aballot in all of the municipalities in the county that conducted amunicipal election.
(c) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not applyto a town that has entered into an agreement with the county underIC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expensesdescribed in subsection (a).
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.3;P.L.10-1988, SEC.3; P.L.14-2004, SEC.6.
IC 3-5-3-10
Itemization of expenses
Sec. 10. The county election board shall, on a form prescribedunder IC 3-6-4.1-14, itemize all the expenses of any election forwhich a municipality is required to reimburse the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.7.
IC 3-5-3-11
Assessment of town for cost of election
Sec. 11. Notwithstanding section 7 of this chapter, in a year in
which a town election coincides with a general election, the countyelection board may not assess the town for the cost of the election.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.