Sec. 5. (a) If a county’s application is approved under section 4 of this chapter, the secretary of state shall, subject to this section, reimburse the county from the fund an amount to be determined by the secretary of state.

     (b) Payment of money from the fund is subject to the availability of money in the fund and the requirements of this chapter and HAVA.

     (c) It is the intent of the general assembly that a county eligible for reimbursement under section 4 of this chapter be reimbursed from federal money received by the state to the maximum extent permitted by federal law.

As added by P.L.239-2001, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.209-2003, SEC.124; P.L.164-2006, SEC.95; P.L.153-2013, SEC.10.