CHAPTER 6. PRECINCT ELECTION OFFICERS
IC 3-6-6
Chapter 6. Precinct Election Officers
IC 3-6-6-1
Precinct election board; members; appointment; chairman
Sec. 1. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, each countyelection board shall appoint a precinct election board for eachprecinct in the county.
(b) A precinct election board consists of the following:
(1) One (1) inspector.
(2) Two (2) judges.
(c) Each county chairman of a major political party of the countyis entitled to nominate one (1) judge under section 9 of this chapter.
(d) Each inspector and judge must be a voter of the county.
(e) The inspector serves as the chairman of the precinct electionboard.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.10.
IC 3-6-6-2
Poll clerks; appointment
Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in section 38 of this chapter, eachcounty election board shall appoint two (2) poll clerks for eachprecinct in the county.
(b) Each county chairman of a major political party of the countyis entitled to nominate one (1) poll clerk under section 9 of thischapter.
(c) Except as provided in section 39 of this chapter, the poll clerksmust be voters of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.11;P.L.126-2002, SEC.12.
IC 3-6-6-3
Assistant poll clerks; appointment
Sec. 3. (a) Each county election board may appoint two (2)assistant poll clerks in each precinct.
(b) Each county chairman of a major political party of the countyis entitled to nominate one (1) assistant poll clerk under section 9 ofthis chapter.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the assistant poll clerksmust be voters of the county.
(d) The county election board may permit a person who is not avoter to be an assistant poll clerk if the person is:
(1) at least sixteen (16) years of age, but not more thanseventeen (17) years of age; and
(2) a resident of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.28;P.L.4-1991, SEC.15; P.L.176-1999, SEC.12.
IC 3-6-6-4
Precincts for which assistant clerks appointed; resolution Sec. 4. A county election board shall adopt a written resolutionnot later than twenty-eight (28) days before election day designatingthe precincts for which assistant clerks are to be appointed. Thecounty election board shall file a copy of the resolution in the officeof the circuit court clerk and shall mail copies to the county chairmenof the major political parties of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.39;P.L.126-2002, SEC.13.
IC 3-6-6-5
Election sheriffs; appointment
Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in section 38 of this chapter, eachcounty election board shall appoint two (2) election sheriffs for eachprecinct in the county.
(b) Each county chairman of a major political party of the countyis entitled to nominate one (1) election sheriff under section 9 of thischapter.
(c) Except as provided in section 39 of this chapter, the sheriffsmust be voters of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.17;P.L.14-1995, SEC.1; P.L.176-1999, SEC.13; P.L.126-2002, SEC.14.
IC 3-6-6-6
Election officers entitled to vote
Sec. 6. Each inspector, judge, poll clerk, assistant poll clerk, andelection sheriff who is:
(1) a voter of the county; and
(2) not a resident of the precinct;
is entitled to vote by absentee ballot.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.15.
IC 3-6-6-7
Requirements for election officers and inspectors
Sec. 7. (a) An otherwise qualified person is eligible to serve as aprecinct election officer unless any of the following apply:
(1) The person is unable to read, write, and speak the Englishlanguage.
(2) The person has any property bet or wagered on the result ofthe election.
(3) The person is a candidate to be voted for at the election inthe precinct, except as an unopposed candidate for a precinctcommitteeman or state convention delegate.
(4) The person is the spouse, parent, father-in-law,mother-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent,grandchild, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle,aunt, nephew, or niece of a candidate or declared write-incandidate to be voted for at the election in that precinct. Thissubdivision disqualifies a person whose relationship to thecandidate is the result of birth, marriage, or adoption. Thissubdivision does not disqualify a person from serving as a
precinct election officer if the candidate to whom the person isrelated is an unopposed candidate. For purposes of thissubdivision, an "unopposed candidate" includes an individualwhose nomination to an office at a primary election isunopposed by any other candidate within the same politicalparty.
(5) The person did not attend training required by section 40 ofthis chapter.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a person isnot eligible to serve as an inspector if the person is the chairman ortreasurer of the committee of a candidate whose name appears on theballot.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.29;P.L.5-1989, SEC.8; P.L.4-1991, SEC.16; P.L.3-1993, SEC.18;P.L.11-1997, SEC.1; P.L.3-1997, SEC.40; P.L.199-2001, SEC.2;P.L.14-2004, SEC.9.
IC 3-6-6-8
Inspector; nomination by county chairman
Sec. 8. The county chairman of the major political party whosecandidate for the office of secretary of state received the highest votein the county at the last election may nominate a voter for the officeof inspector.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-9
Election officers; nomination by county chairmen
Sec. 9. The county chairmen of the major political parties of acounty may nominate individuals who meet the requirements ofsection 7 or 39 of this chapter for the following precinct electionoffices who will serve in the precinct on election day:
(1) Judge.
(2) Poll clerk.
(3) Assistant poll clerk.
(4) Election sheriff.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.16.
IC 3-6-6-10
Filing nominations
Sec. 10. (a) A county chairman may make nominations forprecinct election offices by filing the nominations in writing with thecircuit court clerk not later than noon twenty-one (21) days beforethe election.
(b) This subsection does not apply to the office of precinctinspector. A county chairman may specify in the nomination of anindividual for a precinct election office that the individual isnominated to serve until noon on election day and that anotherindividual is nominated to serve in the same precinct election officebeginning at noon on election day until the expiration of the term ofthe office under section 37(b) of this chapter.As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.30;P.L.10-1988, SEC.9; P.L.176-1999, SEC.14; P.L.126-2002, SEC.17.
IC 3-6-6-11
Appointment of persons nominated; nonapplicability to office ofprecinct inspector
Sec. 11. (a) A county election board shall appoint the individualswho are nominated for precinct election offices by the countychairmen if the individuals are otherwise eligible under this chapterto serve in the precinct election offices for which they are nominated.
(b) This subsection does not apply to the office of precinctinspector. This subsection applies to an appointment to a precinctelection office made following a nomination by a county chairmanunder this chapter. The county election board shall provide that anappointment of an individual to a precinct election office:
(1) expires at noon on election day; or
(2) begins at noon on election day and expires under section37(b) of this chapter;
if the nomination made by the county chairman specifies that thenomination is made for a term that begins or expires at those times.
(c) This subsection does not apply to the office of precinctinspector. This subsection applies to an appointment to a precinctelection office made by a county election board under section 13(b)of this chapter. The county election board may appoint an individualto a precinct election office for a term that:
(1) expires at noon on election day; or
(2) begins at noon on election day and expires under section37(b) of this chapter.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.176-1999, SEC.15;P.L.126-2002, SEC.18.
IC 3-6-6-12
Removal of disqualified member of precinct election board
Sec. 12. (a) A county election board shall remove a member of aprecinct election board and declare the office vacant if:
(1) at any time before or during an election the county electionboard is notified by the affidavit of two (2) or more voters ofthe precinct that the member is not qualified; and
(2) the board determines that the statements made in theaffidavit concerning the disqualification of the precinct electionboard member are true.
(b) If the disqualified member has taken the oath of officerequired by this chapter, the circuit court clerk shall attach the oathto the poll list and shall place the affidavit and oath before the nextgrand jury of the county.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.31;P.L.3-1997, SEC.41.
IC 3-6-6-13
Filling vacancy by county election board; filling with college
student
Sec. 13. (a) A county election board shall fill a vacancy in aprecinct election office before the hour set for the opening of thepolls, upon the nomination of the appropriate county chairman.
(b) This subsection applies to a precinct election office when, atnoon, fourteen (14) days before election day, the appropriate countychairman has made no nomination for the office. The county electionboard, by majority vote of the board, may fill the office byappointing an individual who would be eligible to serve in the officeif nominated by the county chairman.
(c) If a vacancy is filled by the county election board undersubsection (b), the board may, by unanimous vote of the entiremembership 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.
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.
IC 3-6-6-14
Filling vacancy by remaining members
Sec. 14. (a) This section does not apply to a vacancy in the officeof election sheriff in a precinct that is subject to a resolution adoptedunder section 5 of this chapter.
(b) If a precinct election officer fails to appear at the hour set forthe opening of the polls, or if a precinct election office becomesvacant during election day, the remaining members of the precinctelection board shall fill the vacancy upon the nomination of thehighest ranking precinct election officer nominated by the countychairman of the same political party whose county chairman wasentitled to nominate the holder of the office to be filled.
(c) If a county chairman fails to nominate the individual appointedto make a nomination to fill a vacant precinct election office undersubsection (b), the individual appointed by the county election boardto this precinct election office under section 13(b) of this chapter isentitled to make the nomination to fill the vacant precinct officeunder this section.
(d) For the purpose of these nominations, the rank of precinctelection officers is as follows:
(1) Inspector.
(2) Judge.
(3) Poll clerk.
(4) Assistant poll clerk.
(5) Election sheriff.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.19;P.L.3-1995, SEC.14; P.L.176-1999, SEC.16.
IC 3-6-6-15
Notification of appointment
Sec. 15. An inspector shall immediately notify the county electionboard of an appointment made under section 14 of this chapter. Theappointee shall hold the office and exercise the powers and duties ofthe office subject to confirmation or removal by the county electionboard.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-16
Approval by county election board; appointment of qualifiedperson; issuance of credentials
Sec. 16. Upon notification that a vacancy has been filled by aprecinct election board under section 14 of this chapter, a countyelection board shall:
(1) upon written approval of the appropriate county chairman,confirm the appointment by issuance of proper credentials tothe precinct election officer so appointed and approved; or
(2) upon nomination by the appropriate county chairman,appoint a qualified person to replace the officer then serving, inwhich case the officer appointed by the county election boardshall be issued proper credentials.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-17
Delivery of office to person appointed by county election board
Sec. 17. If the authorized holder presents credentials issued undersection 16 of this chapter to the precinct election board, the personholding office under appointment by the precinct election board shallvacate the office and deliver the office to the person entitled to it.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-18
Inspector or judge; requirement of oath
Sec. 18. A person appointed to a precinct election office by aprecinct election board or by a county election board may not assumethe duties of inspector or judge until that person has taken the oathrequired by section 19 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-19
Taking and administering oath
Sec. 19. Before the polls are opened in a precinct, the inspectorshall:
(1) take an oath to faithfully discharge the inspector's duties;and
(2) administer an oath to the judges, poll clerks, assistant pollclerks, and election sheriffs that they will faithfully dischargetheir duties.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-20
Administering of oath when no authorized person present
Sec. 20. If no person present is authorized by law to administer anoath of office under section 19 of this chapter, the inspector shalladminister the oath to the judges, and one of the judges shall thenadminister the oath to the inspector. After the organization of theprecinct election board, the inspector may administer all oathsrequired in the discharge of duties.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-21
Oaths; requirements
Sec. 21. All oaths required by this chapter must:
(1) be written or printed; and
(2) be signed by the person taking the oath before a personauthorized by law to administer oaths and before the precinctelection board.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-22
Jurat of person administering oath; attachment of oath to poll list
Sec. 22. The person administering an oath under this chapter shallattach the person's jurat to the oath. The oath shall be attached to thepoll list and both documents returned to the county election board.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.42.
IC 3-6-6-23
Form of oath for precinct election officers
Sec. 23. The oath prescribed for a precinct election officer mustbe signed before a person authorized to administer oaths and containthe following information:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) the following:
(1) I will support the Constitution of the United States and theConstitution of the State of Indiana.
(2) I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties ofinspector (or judge, poll clerk, assistant poll clerk, or sheriff) ofthis precinct under the law.
(3) I will not knowingly permit any person to vote who is notqualified and will not knowingly refuse the vote of anyqualified voter or cause any delay to any person offering to voteother than is necessary to procure satisfactory information ofthe qualification of that person as a voter.
(4) I am now a bona fide resident of the county in which theprecinct in which I am to act as a member of the election boardis situated and, if required by law, am a qualified voter of thatcounty.
(5) I will not disclose or communicate to any person how anyvoter has voted at this election or how any ballot has beenfolded or marked.
(6) I am able to read, write, and speak the English language. (7) I have no property bet or wagered on the result of thiselection.
(8) I am not a candidate to be voted for at this election in thisprecinct, except as an unopposed candidate for a political partyoffice.
(9) If I am serving as an inspector, I am not the chairman ortreasurer of the committee of a candidate whose name appearson the ballot.
(10) I am not related to any person to be voted for at thiselection in this precinct as the spouse, parent, father-in-law,mother-in-law, child, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandparent,grandchild, brother, sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, uncle,aunt, nephew, or niece of that person, unless that person is anunopposed candidate.
(11) I was trained as required by IC 3-6-6-40.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.32;P.L.5-1989, SEC.9; P.L.3-1993, SEC.20; P.L.3-1995, SEC.15;P.L.11-1997, SEC.2; P.L.3-1997, SEC.43; P.L.126-2002, SEC.20;P.L.14-2004, SEC.11.
IC 3-6-6-24
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.3-1997, SEC.475.)
IC 3-6-6-25
Compensation
Sec. 25. Each inspector, judge, poll clerk, assistant poll clerk, andelection sheriff is entitled to a per diem fixed by the county executivefor the performance of all the duties of office imposed on the personby this title that are performed on election day.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.4-1991, SEC.17;P.L.3-1993, SEC.21; P.L.3-1997, SEC.44.
IC 3-6-6-26
Additional compensation for inspector
Sec. 26. In addition to the compensation required under section 25of this chapter, an inspector may be paid an amount:
(1) for the inspector's services in calling at the circuit courtclerk's office for the precinct election supplies; and
(2) for the inspector's services and the services of the judge ofthe opposite political party in the return of the precinct electionsupplies to the clerk's office;
regardless of whether these services are rendered before, on, or afterelection day.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1993, SEC.22;P.L.3-1995, SEC.17.
IC 3-6-6-26.5
Repealed
(Repealed by P.L.3-1995, SEC.155.)
IC 3-6-6-27
County executive to fix compensation; exception
Sec. 27. The county executive shall fix the compensation paidunder sections 25 and 26 of this chapter for all elections exceptmunicipal elections held by towns under IC 3-10-7. The fiscal bodyof a town holding a municipal election under IC 3-10-7 shall fix thecompensation paid under sections 25 and 26 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-28
Eligibility for compensation; compliance with IC 3-12-2-7
Sec. 28. A member of a precinct election board is entitled tocompensation under sections 25 and 26 of this chapter only if themember complies with the requirements of IC 3-12-2-7. A personwho violates IC 3-12-2-7, as determined by the county electionboard, may not be selected to serve as a member of a precinctelection board in the county where the person committed theviolation for five (5) years after the date of the violation.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-29
Determination of good cause for violation of IC 3-12-2-7
Sec. 29. If a county election board unanimously determines, aftera public hearing, that there was good cause for a violation ofIC 3-12-2-7, then the restrictions on compensation and subsequentmembership on a precinct election board prescribed by section 28 ofthis chapter do not apply. However, the county election board mustmake such a determination as its first order of business at its firstmeeting after the election at which the violation occurred.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-30
Duties of precinct election board
Sec. 30. Each precinct election board shall determine all questionsof challenge and all other matters coming before the board. Ifnecessary, the judges shall assist the inspector and poll clerks in theperformance of their duties. Subject to IC 3-11-9, the judges shallalso assist and instruct voters when assistance is requested.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.33.
IC 3-6-6-31
Meals or meal allowances
Sec. 31. (a) Each inspector shall have the precinct electionofficers furnished with good, plain, and substantial meals, at theregular hours for meals, throughout the day until their work isfinished. Alcoholic beverages may not be furnished.
(b) If the county legislative body (as defined in IC 36-1-2-9)adopts an ordinance to provide meal allowances, each precinctelection officer is entitled to a meal allowance instead of the mealsprovided under subsection (a). The ordinance must state the amount
of the meal allowance to be provided.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.34.
IC 3-6-6-32
Precincts using paper ballots; initialing and giving out ballots;duties of clerks
Sec. 32. (a) If a precinct has both poll clerks and assistant pollclerks and the voting is entirely done by paper ballot, the assistantpoll clerks shall perform the same duties required of the poll clerksregarding the initialing and giving out of the ballots and pencils orpens when required to do so.
(b) It is necessary for only the two (2) poll clerks or assistant pollclerks giving out a ballot to place their initials on the back of theballot. However, the two (2) poll clerks or assistant poll clerks mustnot have been nominated to a precinct election office by the countychairman of the same political party.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.35;P.L.176-1999, SEC.17.
IC 3-6-6-33
Tallying votes; signing returns or other certificates
Sec. 33. After the close of the polls, the assistant poll clerks shallassist the poll clerks in tallying the votes under the direction of theprecinct election board. However, the election returns or othercertificates required to be signed by the poll clerks need not besigned by the assistant poll clerks.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2.
IC 3-6-6-34
Precincts using paper ballots; duties of poll clerks and assistantpoll clerks
Sec. 34. (a) In a precinct where the voting is by any voting methodexcept entirely by paper ballot, the poll clerks of the precinct shallperform all the duties connected with voting by ballot card votingsystem or electronic voting system, and the assistant poll clerks shallperform all the duties connected with voting by paper ballot. It isnecessary for only the two (2) assistant poll clerks to place theirinitials on the back of the paper ballots.
(b) The poll clerks shall tally the vote cast by paper ballot, andthey alone shall sign the election certificates and returns. However,the precinct election board may call upon the assistant poll clerks toassist the poll clerks in any of their duties.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.36;P.L.221-2005, SEC.10.
IC 3-6-6-35
Duties of election sheriffs
Sec. 35. (a) Each election sheriff shall do the following:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), attend the polls in theappointed precinct from the opening of the polls to the
conclusion of the count.
(2) Preserve order at the polls.
(3) Enforce the election laws under the direction of the precinctelection board.
(4) Upon direction from a member of the precinct electionboard, request assistance from a law enforcement officer (asdefined in IC 35-41-1-17) if a violation of law within the polls,or within fifty (50) feet of the polls, has occurred or appearsimminent.
(b) The sheriff may leave the polls for the purpose of obtainingassistance from a law enforcement officer under subsection (a)(4).
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1997, SEC.45.
IC 3-6-6-36
Law enforcement officers prohibited from polls
Sec. 36. (a) As used in this section, "law enforcement officer"means a:
(1) police officer;
(2) sheriff;
(3) constable;
(4) marshal; or
(5) deputy of any of those persons.
(b) Law enforcement officers of the state and of politicalsubdivisions may not come within fifty (50) feet of the polls, exceptto do any of the following:
(1) To serve process of court.
(2) To vote.
(3) To be present when summoned by the election sheriffs orprecinct judges.
(4) To serve as a pollbook holder.
(5) To serve as an absentee ballot courier appointed underIC 3-11.5-4-22.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.3-1987, SEC.37;P.L.176-1999, SEC.18.
IC 3-6-6-37
Status of appointment of precinct election officer; expiration ofappointment
Sec. 37. (a) When the county election board (or a precinct electionboard acting on behalf of the county election board) appoints aprecinct election officer and the individual accepts the appointmentby swearing the oath of office required under this chapter, a contractis created between the county election board and the individual inwhich the county election board retains the services of the precinctelection officer as an independent contractor.
(b) The appointment of a precinct election officer expires whenthe county election board completes the canvass of the precinct underIC 3-12-4.
(c) For purposes of Article 2, Section 9 of the Constitution of theState of Indiana, the position of precinct election officer is not a
lucrative office.
As added by P.L.3-1995, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.230-2005,SEC.14.
IC 3-6-6-38
Omitted precinct election officers
Sec. 38. (a) As used in this section, "omitted precinct electionofficer" refers to a precinct election officer that a precinct is notrequired to have by a resolution adopted under this section.
(b) Notwithstanding other provisions of this title, a countyelection board may adopt a resolution to provide that specifiedprecincts or all precincts of the county are not required to have anyor all of the following precinct election officers:
(1) Sheriffs.
(2) Poll clerks.
(c) A resolution adopted under this section must be adopted byunanimous vote of the entire membership of the board.
(d) A resolution adopted under this section must state thefollowing:
(1) The precincts to which the resolution applies.
(2) For each precinct identified in the resolution, which precinctelection officers are omitted precinct election officers.
(3) For each precinct identified in the resolution, which precinctelection officers will perform the duties required by this title ofthe omitted precinct election officers.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the precinct election officerspecified in a resolution adopted under this section shall perform theduties of the omitted precinct election officers as stated in theresolution.
(f) A resolution adopted under this section expires December 31after the resolution is adopted.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.21. Amended by P.L.14-2004,SEC.12.
IC 3-6-6-39
Individuals under age 18 serving as poll clerks and electionsheriffs; nonpartisan role
Sec. 39. (a) The county election board by unanimous vote of theentire membership of the board may permit an individual who is nota voter to serve as any precinct election officer (other thaninspector), or to assist a precinct election officer, if the individualsatisfies all the following:
(1) The individual is at least sixteen (16) years of age but notmore than seventeen (17) years of age.
(2) The individual is a citizen of the United States.
(3) The individual is a resident of the county.
(4) The individual has a cumulative grade point averageequivalent to not less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
(5) The individual has the written approval of the principal ofthe school the individual attends at the time of the appointment
or, if the student is educated in the home, the approval of theindividual responsible for the education of the student.
(6) The individual has the approval of the individual's parent orlegal guardian.
(7) The individual has satisfactorily completed any trainingrequired by the county election board.
(8) The individual otherwise is eligible to serve as a precinctelection officer under this chapter.
(b) An individual appointed to a precinct election office orassistant under this section:
(1) must serve in a nonpartisan manner in accordance with thestandards developed by the Help America Vote Foundationunder 36 U.S.C. 152602; and
(2) while serving as a precinct election officer or assistant:
(A) is not required to obtain an employment certificate underIC 20-33-3; and
(B) is not subject to the limitations on time and duration ofemployment under IC 20-33-3.
As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.209-2003,SEC.19; P.L.230-2005, SEC.15.
IC 3-6-6-40
Training precinct election officers; content of training; trainingwaiver
Sec. 40. (a) The county election board shall conduct a training andeducational meeting for precinct election officers.
(b) The board shall require inspectors to attend the meeting andmay require other precinct election officers to attend the meeting.The board shall maintain a record of the attendance of eachindividual at the meeting conducted under this subsection.
(c) The meeting required under this section must includeinformation:
(1) relating to making polling places and voting systemsaccessible to elderly voters and voters with a disability; and
(2) relating to the voting systems used in the county.
The meeting may include other information relating to the duties ofprecinct election officers as determined by the county election board.
(d) The meeting required by this section must be held not laterthan the day before election day.
(e) If an individual:
(1) is appointed as a precinct election officer after the trainingand educational meeting conducted under this section; or
(2) demonstrates to the county election board that the individualwas unable to attend the meeting due to good cause;
the county election board may authorize the individual to serve as aprecinct election officer if the county election board determines thatthere is insufficient time to conduct the training required by thissection.
As added by P.L.116-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.4;P.L.14-2004, SEC.13; P.L.230-2005, SEC.16; P.L.99-2007, SEC.5.