Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-10. Assistant secretary and clerks of smaller district; duties
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Sec. 10. (a) After an election is held under this chapter, the assistant secretary of the smaller district shall do the following:
(2) At the end of the voting period, present all ballots cast to the three (3) clerks.
(1) Keep the ballots safe and secure until the end of the voting period.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-10
- Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- smaller district: means , of the two (2) districts referred to in section 1 of this chapter, the one (1) that has the smaller number of freeholders. See Indiana Code 14-33-16.5-2
(3) Record the election results in the records of the smaller district.
(4) Certify the results of the election to the county auditor and the court having supervisory jurisdiction over the smaller district as promptly as possible.
(b) The clerks of the smaller district shall do the following:
(1) Count the ballots.
(2) Report the results of the election to the secretary in writing over the signature of each clerk.
As added by P.L.189-2005, SEC.7. Amended by P.L.84-2016, SEC.78.