IC 3-6-5.2
    Chapter 5.2. Combined County Election Board and Board ofRegistration

IC 3-6-5.2-1
Applicability of chapter
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having a population ofmore than four hundred thousand (400,000) but less than sevenhundred thousand (700,000).
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16.

IC 3-6-5.2-2
"Board" defined
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board ofelections and registration established by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.4.

IC 3-6-5.2-3
Name of board
    Sec. 3. The board of elections and registration is established andshall be known as the ____________ (name of county) board ofelections and registration.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.5.

IC 3-6-5.2-4
Membership of board
    Sec. 4. The combined board is comprised of the following five (5)members:
        (1) The county chairmen of the major political parties of thecounty shall each appoint two (2) members of the board.Members of the board appointed under this subdivision must bevoters of the county and serve a term of two (2) years or untiltheir successors are appointed.
        (2) The circuit court clerk, who is an ex officio member of theboard.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16.

IC 3-6-5.2-4.5
Candidates for office as members of board or proxies of record;circuit court clerk as member of candidate's committee
    Sec. 4.5. (a) A person who is a candidate for elected office or amember of a candidate's committee may not be appointed as amember of the board.
    (b) If an appointed member becomes a:
        (1) candidate for elected office; or
        (2) member of a candidate's committee;
the member may not continue to serve on the board.
    (c) An appointed member may not hold elected office while amember of the board.
    (d) The circuit court clerk may not be a member of a candidate's

committee other than the clerk's own candidate's committee.
As added by P.L.9-2004, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.9.

IC 3-6-5.2-5
Compensation
    Sec. 5. Each member of the board shall be paid an annual salaryof not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000). The salaries of theboard members shall be fixed in the manner prescribed by IC 36-2-5or IC 36-3-6 and paid out of the county general fund in accordancewith IC 3-5-3-1 as other election expenses are paid.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.6.

IC 3-6-5.2-6
Powers of board; duties of director
    Sec. 6. (a) The board has all of the powers and duties given in thistitle (and powers and duties concerning elections or voter registrationgiven in other titles of the Indiana Code) to the following:
        (1) The county election board.
        (2) The board of registration.
        (3) The circuit court clerk.
        (4) The county executive.
    (b) The director appointed under section 7 of this chapter shallperform all the duties of the circuit court clerk under this title andperform the election or voter registration duties of the circuit courtclerk under other titles of the Indiana Code. The board shall performall the duties of the county executive under this title and perform theelection duties of the county executive under other titles of theIndiana Code.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.13-1995, SEC.1;P.L.176-1999, SEC.7; P.L.26-2000, SEC.3.

IC 3-6-5.2-7
Director
    Sec. 7. (a) The board may vest day to day operations in a directorof the board and in an assistant director of the board.
    (b) The director of the board is appointed by the county chairmanof the political party whose nominee received the highest number ofvotes in the county for secretary of state in the last election.
    (c) The assistant director of the board is appointed by the countychairman of the political party whose nominee received the secondhighest number of votes in the county for secretary of state in the lastelection.
    (d) The assistant director shall receive an annual salary of not lessthan two thousand dollars ($2,000) less than the salary of thedirector.
    (e) The board shall establish the number and compensation of theemployees of the board. The county chairman of each of the majorpolitical parties in the county shall appoint one-half (1/2) of theboard employees. The director, the assistant director, and the boardemployees serve at the pleasure of their respective appointing

authorities.
As added by P.L.3-1993, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.8.

IC 3-6-5.2-8
Attorney to provide legal services to board
    Sec. 8. The board may, by a vote of a majority of the members ofthe board, hire attorneys to provide legal services for the board, asdetermined by the board.
As added by P.L.176-1999, SEC.9. Amended by P.L.230-2005,SEC.10.

IC 3-6-5.2-9
Appeal of board decision; time to file
    Sec. 9. Except as expressly provided by statute, an appeal may betaken from a decision of the board to the circuit court. An appealtaken under this section must be filed not later than thirty (30) daysafter the board makes the decision subject to the appeal.
As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.11.