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IN Code § 3-5-2-47 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-47. "School District"

Sec. 47. "School district" means the taxing district of a school corporation.[1986 Recodification Citation: New.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-2-47.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-47.5. "Signing the Poll List"

Sec. 47.5. "Signing the poll list" means:(1) a voter writing the voter's name on the certified list of registered voters for the precinct prepared in accordance with IC 3-7-29-1; or(2) a voter writing the voter's name on an electronic poll book using an electronic signature pad, tablet, or other signature capturing device at a polling place, office of the circuit court clerk (under IC 3-11-10-26), or satellite office (as established under IC 3-11-10-26.3) where the use of an electronic poll book is authorized in accordance with IC 3-7-29-6.As added by P.L.271-2013, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.258-2013, SEC.4; P.L.64-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-2-48 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-48. "State Office"

Sec. 48. "State office" refers to the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, attorney general, justice of the supreme court, judge of the court of appeals, and judge of the tax court.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-4-1-19 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.3; P.L.219-2017, SEC.1; P.L.8-2019, SEC.1; P.L.43-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-2-48.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-48.5. "Testing Authority"

Sec. 48.5. "Testing authority" means an independent test authority or independent laboratory:(1) as described in the Voting System Standards issued by the Federal Election Commission on April 30, 2002; or(2) accredited under Section 231 of HAVA (52 U.S.C. 20971).As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.14. Amended by P.L.126-2002, SEC.8; P.L.66-2003, SEC.2; P.L.221-2005, SEC.6; P.L.128-2015, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-2-49 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-49. "Town"

Sec. 49. "Town" refers to an incorporated town of any population. The term does not include cities.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-1-2 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.3-1995, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-5-2-49.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-49.3. "Uniformed Services"

Sec. 49.3. "Uniformed services" means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service, and the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.15.
IN Code § 3-5-2-49.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-49.6. "United States"

Sec. 49.6. "United States", as used in section 34.5 of this chapter, means any of the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.As added by P.L.3-1997, SEC.16.
IN Code § 3-5-2-49.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-49.7. "Unknown or Insufficient Address"

Sec. 49.7. "Unknown or insufficient address" refers to an address on a mailing returned by the United States Postal Service with one (1) or more of substantially the following statements made on the mailing by the United States Postal Service or a person residing at the address to which the mailing was sent:(1) Attempted-Not Known.(2) Box Closed.(3) Deceased.(4) Forwarding time expired.(5) Insufficient Address.(6) Left No Address.(7) Moved.(8) No such number.(9) No such office in state.(10) No such street.(11) Not deliverable as addressed.(12) Refused.(13) Returned for better address.(14) Returned to sender.(15) Unable to forward.(16) Unclaimed.(17) Undeliverable as addressed.(18) Vacant.As added by P.L.64-2014, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-2-49.8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-49.8. "Vote Center"

Sec. 49.8. "Vote center" means a polling place where a voter who resides in the county in which the vote center is located may vote without regard to the precinct in which the voter resides.As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-2-50 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-50. "Voter"

Sec. 50. "Voter" means a person who is qualified and registered to vote in an election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-1-2 part; 3-1-7-28 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-2-50.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-50.1. "Voter Identification Number"

Sec. 50.1. "Voter identification number" refers to the number determined for a voter under IC 3-7-13-13.As added by P.L.199-2001, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-2-50.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-50.2. "Voter With Disabilities"

Sec. 50.2. "Voter with disabilities" means a voter who has a permanent or temporary physical disability, as set forth in 52 U.S.C. 20107.As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.128-2015, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-2-50.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-50.3. "Voter With Print Disabilities"

Sec. 50.3. "Voter with print disabilities" means an individual who is unable to independently mark a paper ballot or ballot card due to blindness, low vision, or a physical disability that impairs manual dexterity.As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-2-50.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-50.4. "Voter's Bill of Rights"

Sec. 50.4. "Voter's bill of rights" refers to the statement prescribed by the commission under IC 3-5-8.As added by P.L.126-2002, SEC.9.
IN Code § 3-5-2-51 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-51. "Voting Mark"

Sec. 51. "Voting mark" means any of the following:(1) A cross mark or check mark (X or ✔) on a hand-counted paper ballot.(2) A shaded-in circle, oval, or square, or a connected arrow on an optical scan ballot card.(3) A highlighted area on a direct record electronic voting system.As added by P.L.6-1986, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.194-2013, SEC.2.
IN Code § 3-5-2-52 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-52. "Voting Method"

Sec. 52. "Voting method" means the use of:(1) paper ballots;(2) ballot card voting systems;(3) electronic voting systems; or(4) any combination of these;to register votes in a precinct.As added by P.L.3-1987, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.221-2005, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-5-2-53 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-53. "Voting System"

Sec. 53. "Voting system" means, as provided in 52 U.S.C. 21081:(1) the total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment (including the software, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support that equipment) that is used:(A) to define ballots;(B) to cast and count votes;(C) to report or display election results; and(D) to maintain and produce any audit trail information; and(2) the practices and associated documentation used:(A) to identify system components and versions of those components;(B) to test the system during its development and maintenance;(C) to maintain records of system errors and defects;(D) to determine specific system changes to be made to a system after the initial qualification of the system; and(E) to make available any materials to the voter (such as notices, instructions, forms, or paper ballots).As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.3; P.L.164-2006, SEC.2; P.L.128-2015, SEC.5.
IN Code § 3-5-2-53.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-53.2. "Vstop"

Sec. 53.2. "VSTOP" refers to the voting system technical oversight program established by IC 3-11-16-2.As added by P.L.71-2019, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-5-2-53.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-53.5. "Web Content Guidelines"

Sec. 53.5. "Web Content Guidelines" refers to version 2.1 of the recommendations for making web content accessible for individuals with disabilities published on June 5, 2018, by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium.As added by P.L.109-2021, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-2-54 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 2. Definitions|3-5-2-54. "Write-in Candidate"

Sec. 54. "Write-in candidate" means a candidate:(1) who has filed a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate; and(2) whose declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate has been accepted by the appropriate authority under IC 3-8-2-5 and IC 3-8-2-6.As added by P.L.4-1991, SEC.6.
IN Code § 3-5-3-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-1. Payment of Expenses by County and Municipality; Appropriations; Receipt and Expenditure of Private Funds for Election Expenses Prohibited

Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in sections 7 through 10 of this chapter, the county auditor shall pay the expenses of voter registration and for all election supplies, equipment, and expenses out of the county treasury in the manner provided by law. The county fiscal body shall make the necessary appropriations for these purposes.(b) The county executive shall pay to the circuit court clerk or board of registration the expenses of:(1) removing voters from the registration record under IC 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 board of registration for:(1) the salaries of members of a board of registration appointed under 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 municipality may be charged for wages of extra persons employed to provide additional assistance reasonably related to the municipal election.(d) A political subdivision that conducts or administers an election may not receive or expend funds received from a person for preparing, administering, or conducting elections, including registering voters. This subsection does not prohibit a political subdivision from receiving or expending funds from the state or from the federal government to prepare for, administer, or conduct an election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-4-5(d) part; 3-1-7-5(a); 3-1-5-16 part; 3-1-14-13; 3-1-23-14; 3-1-31-4; 3-2-7-4(a) part.]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; P.L.109-2021, SEC.5.
IN Code § 3-5-3-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-2. County Election and Registration Fund; Tax Levy

Sec. 2. The legislative body of a county may establish a county election and registration fund for the purpose of paying for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter. The legislative body may annually levy a tax on all taxable property in the county, in the manner that other taxes are levied, sufficient to meet the average annual expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter. The county shall deposit the revenues from this tax into the fund.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-5-1 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-3-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-3. Payment of Election and Registration Expenses From Fund

Sec. 3. After a county election and registration fund has been established, the county shall budget and pay for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from the fund. The county may not use the money in the fund for any other purpose. Whenever a municipality reimburses the county for expenses under this chapter, the county shall deposit the money received from the municipality into the fund.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-5-1 part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-3-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-4. Monitoring of Fund by County Executive; Ordinance Authorizing Transfer Between Funds

Sec. 4. After a county election and registration fund has been established, the county executive shall monitor the fund to determine if it contains sufficient money to meet the obligations of the fund. Whenever the executive finds that there is not sufficient money in the fund, the executive may request that the county fiscal body adopt an ordinance authorizing a transfer between funds. If the ordinance is adopted, the executive shall order the county auditor to transfer the amount specified in the ordinance from the general fund of the county to the election and registration fund.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-5-2.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-5. Counties Without Election and Registration Fund; Payment of Expenses From General Fund

Sec. 5. In a county that does not have an election and registration fund established under this chapter, the county shall budget and pay for all the expenses specified in section 1 of this chapter from the general fund of the county.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citations: 3-1-9-14; 3-2-5-3.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-3-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-7. Municipal Elections Conducted by County Election Board; Expenses

Sec. 7. All expenses for a municipal primary election or municipal election that is conducted by a county election board shall be allowed by the county executive and shall be paid out of the general fund of the county, without any appropriation being required. The county auditor shall certify the amount of that allowance to the fiscal officer of the municipality not later than thirty (30) days after the municipal primary or municipal election. The fiscal body of the municipality shall make the necessary appropriation to reimburse the county for the expense of the primary election or election not later than December 31 of the year in which the municipal election is conducted.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-3-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-8. Apportionment of Municipal Election Expenses

Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), during the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the day after the following municipal election, all expenses of the primary election and election that cannot be chargeable directly to any municipality shall be apportioned as follows:(1) Twenty-five percent (25%) to the county.(2) Seventy-five percent (75%) to the municipalities in the county holding the municipal primary election and municipal election.(b) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not apply to a town that has entered into an agreement with the county under IC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expenses described in subsection (a).(c) This subsection applies to a county that is designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1. During the period that begins ninety (90) days before a municipal primary election and continues until the day after the following municipal election, all expenses incurred by the county in conducting the municipal primary election and municipal election shall be apportioned among the municipalities in the county holding a municipal primary and municipal election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.9-1987, SEC.2; P.L.14-2004, SEC.5; P.L.74-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 3-5-3-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-9. Apportionment Among Municipalities

Sec. 9. (a) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), whenever more than one (1) municipality in a county conducts a municipal primary election, the seventy-five percent (75%) of expenses that cannot be chargeable directly to any particular municipality under section 8 of this chapter shall be apportioned to each municipality in the same ratio that the number of voters who cast a ballot in the municipality at the municipal primary election bears to the total number of voters who cast a ballot in all of the municipalities in the county at that municipal primary election.(b) Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), whenever more than one (1) municipality in a county conducts a municipal election, the seventy-five percent (75%) of expenses that are not chargeable directly to any particular municipality under section 8 of this chapter must be apportioned to each municipality in the same ratio that the number of voters who cast a ballot in the municipality at the municipal election bears to the total number of voters who cast a ballot in all of the municipalities in the county that conducted a municipal election.(c) The apportionment made under subsection (a) does not apply to a town that has entered into an agreement with the county under IC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for the expenses described in subsection (a).(d) This subsection:(1) applies to a county designated as a vote center county under IC 3-11-18.1; and(2) does not apply to a town that has entered into an agreement with the county under IC 3-10-7-4 to pay the county a fixed amount for its municipal primary election and municipal election expenses.All expenses incurred by the county in conducting the municipal primary election and municipal election shall be apportioned to each municipality in the same ratio that the number of voters who cast a ballot in the municipality at the municipal primary election or the municipal election bears to the total number of voters who cast a ballot in all of the municipalities in the county at that municipal primary election or municipal election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(a) part.]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; P.L.74-2017, SEC.3.
IN Code § 3-5-3-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-10. Itemization of Expenses

Sec. 10. The county election board shall, on a form prescribed under IC 3-6-4.1-14, itemize all the expenses of any election for which a municipality is required to reimburse the county.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(b).]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.14-2004, SEC.7.
IN Code § 3-5-3-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|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 county election board may not assess the town for the cost of the election.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-2-7-4(c).]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-3-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 3. Local Government Election Expenses|3-5-3-12. Special Election; Payment of Costs

Sec. 12. (a) This section applies to a special election that is conducted:(1) on the same date as another election; and(2) in precincts in which the other election is not conducted on that date.(b) This section does not apply to a special election conducted in a county at the same time as:(1) a primary election conducted in a general election year; or(2) a general election.(c) If a statute requires that a political subdivision pay all costs of conducting a special election, then the political subdivision is required to pay only the costs incurred for conducting the special election in the precincts in which the other election is not conducted on that date. The cost incurred by the political subdivision shall be determined based on the ratio that the number of voters who cast a ballot in the precincts in which the other election is not conducted bears to the total number of voters who cast a ballot in all elections conducted within the county on that date.As added by P.L.74-2017, SEC.4.
IN Code § 3-5-4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Provisions|3-5-4-1. Time for Filing

Sec. 1. Whenever this title specifies a final day for a particular filing but no final hour of that day, the final hour for the receipt of the particular filing is noon, prevailing time, of that final day.[Pre-1986 Recodification Citation: 3-1-1-2.5.]As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.1.
IN Code § 3-5-4-1.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 3. Elections|Article 5. General Provisions|Chapter 4. Miscellaneous Provisions|3-5-4-1.2. Election Division or Secretary of State Filing Delivered to County or Local Election Official Is Void

Sec. 1.2. (a) Whenever this title requires that a document declaring or certifying the candidacy of a person be filed with the election division or the secretary of state as a condition for the filing to be effective:(1) a county election board;(2) a circuit court clerk;(3) a county voter registration office;(4) a board of elections and registration; or(5) a town election board;may not accept the filing on behalf of the election division or the secretary of state.(b) A county election board, circuit court clerk, county voter registration office, board of elections and registration, or town election board that accepts a document that is required to be filed with the election division or the secretary of state as a condition for the filing to be effective:(1) may not act as an agent of the election division or the secretary of state; and(2) is not required to transmit the filing to the election division or the secretary of state.(c) If a board, office, or clerk referred to in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(5) accepts a document that is required to be filed with the election division or the secretary of state as a condition for the filing to be effective, the following apply:(1) The filing is void.(2) The name of a candidate set forth in the filing may not appear on the ballot, unless the document is filed with the election division or the secretary of state in the manner required by this title.As added by P.L.124-2012, SEC.1.