Indiana Code 3-6-5.4-4.5. Candidates for office as members of board or proxies of record; circuit court clerk as member of candidate’s committee

Sec. 4.5. (a) A person who is a candidate for elected office or a member of a candidate’s committee may not be appointed as a member of the board.

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board: refers to the board of elections and registration established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 3-6-5.4-2
Clerk: means the clerk of the court or a person authorized to perform the clerk's duties. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5

(b) If an appointed member becomes a:

(1) candidate for elected office; or

(2) member of a candidate’s committee;

the member may not continue to serve on the board.

(d) The circuit court clerk may not be a member of a candidate’s committee other than the clerk’s own candidate’s committee.

As added by P.L.9-2004, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.230-2005, SEC.12.