CHAPTER 5.4. TIPPECANOE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION
IC 3-6-5.4
Chapter 5.4. Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and
Registration
IC 3-6-5.4-1
Applicability of chapter
Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a county having a population of
more than one hundred forty-eight thousand (148,000) but less than
one hundred seventy thousand (170,000).
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.170-2002,
SEC.5.
IC 3-6-5.4-2
"Board" defined
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "board" refers to the board of
elections and registration established by section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-3
Establishment; name
Sec. 3. (a) The board of elections and registration is established
for the county.
(b) The board shall be known as the (name of the county) board
of elections and registration.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-4
Members
Sec. 4. (a) The board consists of the following:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the county chairman of each
of the major political parties of the county. A member
appointed under this subdivision must be a voter of the county.
(2) The circuit court clerk, who serves as an ex officio member
of the board.
(b) The board members serving under subsection (a)(1) serve at
the pleasure of their respective county chairman.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-4.5
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 a
member of a candidate's committee may not be appointed as a
member 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 a
member 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.4. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.12.
IC 3-6-5.4-5
Powers and duties
Sec. 5. (a) The board has all the powers and duties given in this
title to the following:
(1) The county election board.
(2) The board of registration.
(3) The county executive.
(b) The circuit court clerk shall perform all the duties of the
circuit court clerk under this title.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-6
Appointment of deputy
Sec. 6. Each board member described in section 4(a)(1) of this
chapter may, subject to the approval of the county chairman that
appointed the board member, appoint a deputy to assist the board
member.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-7
Appointment of employees
Sec. 7. (a) The board shall appoint employees to perform the
board's election and registration duties under this title.
(b) The board may appoint an individual as an employee only
upon the nomination by the county chairman of one (1) of the major
political parties of the county.
(c) The staff of the board must be equally divided between the
major political parties of the county.
(d) The board may designate and assign an employee to election
or registration duties subject to the consent of the county chairman
that nominated the employee to be a member of the staff.
(e) An employee of the board may be cross-trained and assist
other employees of the board with other duties subject to the
direction of the board.
(f) The board shall make final determinations with respect to the
duties and assignments of employees of the board.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-8
Unified budget
Sec. 8. The county shall establish a unified budget for the board
that includes all expenses of conducting elections, registering voters,
paying board employees, and compensating board member expenses.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-9
Applicability of title
Sec. 9. Subject to this chapter, this title applies to the operation of
the board relating to conducting elections and registering voters.
As added by P.L.144-2001, SEC.3.
IC 3-6-5.4-10
Appeal of board decision; time to file
Sec. 10. Except as expressly provided by statute, an appeal may
be taken from a decision of the board to the circuit court. An appeal
taken under this section must be filed not later than thirty (30) days
after the board makes the decision subject to the appeal.
As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.13.