Sec. 6. (a) The voting system technical oversight program account is established within the state general fund to provide money for administering and enforcing Ind. Code § 3-11-7, Ind. Code § 3-11-7.5, Ind. Code § 3-11-15, Ind. Code § 3-11-16, and this chapter.

     (b) The secretary of state shall administer the account. With the approval of the budget agency, funds in the account are available to augment and supplement the funds appropriated to the secretary of state for the purposes described in this section.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 3-11-17-6

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
     (c) The expenses of administering the account shall be paid from the money in the account.

     (d) The account consists of the following:

(1) All civil penalties collected under this chapter.

(2) Fees collected under Ind. Code § 3-11-15-4.

(3) Contributions to the account made in accordance with a settlement agreement executed with a voting system vendor.

(4) Money appropriated by the general assembly for the voting system technical oversight program.

     (e) Money in the account at the end of a state fiscal year does not revert to the state general fund.

As added by P.L.221-2005, SEC.96. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.3; P.L.120-2009, SEC.11; P.L.74-2017, SEC.55; P.L.201-2023, SEC.50.

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