Sec. 10. (a) Subject to sections 11 through 13 of this chapter, the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture shall certify an organization that applies under section 9 of this chapter as eligible to vote in a district election under this chapter only if the organization:

(1) is an agricultural interest, including an agricultural youth or agricultural educational interest that is regularly organized in the state and that represents, supports, or promotes the career, educational, and leadership development of Indiana youth;

(2) is regularly organized within the state;

(3) has at least ten (10) active members;

(4) has elected officers;

(5) has been in existence for at least one (1) year before the application for certification is filed with the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture; and

(6) before July 1 of the year of the election in which the organization wants to participate, files with the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture:

(A) the name of the organization;

(B) the names and addresses of the organization’s officers;

(C) the name, address, and title of the individual who is authorized by the organization to vote for the organization in an election under this chapter;

(D) the number of the organization’s active members;

(E) a certification that the organization is eligible to be certified under this chapter; and

(F) other information required by the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture.

     (b) A certification under subsection (a) expires July 1 of the fourth year after the certification is issued by the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture.

     (c) Any organization organized on a statewide basis may cast a vote in any district election, unless the statewide organization certifies at least one (1) affiliated district or county organization for the same election.

     (d) The Indiana state department of agriculture shall maintain on the department’s Internet web site a list of organizations, coordinated by district, that are certified to vote in the previous and next district election.

[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-1.5-4-10.]

As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.40; P.L.92-2019, SEC.17.