Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a plan must provide a vote center for use by voters residing within the county for use in a primary election, general election, special election, municipal primary, or municipal election conducted on or after the effective date of the county election board's order.
(b) A plan may provide that a vote center will not be used in a municipal election conducted in 2023 and every four (4) years thereafter for some or all of the towns:
(1) located within the county; and
(2) having a population of less than three thousand five hundred (3,500).
(c) This section does not apply in a town that has established a town election board under IC 3-10-7-5.7 while the resolution established under IC 3-10-7-5.7 is in effect.
As added by P.L.1-2011, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.64-2014, SEC.60; P.L.201-2017, SEC.31; P.L.278-2019, SEC.116; P.L.193-2021, SEC.68.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 11. Voting Methods, Supplies, and Equipment
3-11-18.1-1. Application of Chapter; Pilot Counties Automatically Redesignated
3-11-18.1-3. Designation of County as Vote Center County; Adoption of Vote Center Order and Plan
3-11-18.1-4. Vote Center Plan; Requirements
3-11-18.1-5. Use of Vote Centers; Exceptions
3-11-18.1-6. Number of Vote Centers Required; Number Required for a Special Election
3-11-18.1-7. Designation of Vote Center County; Criteria
3-11-18.1-8. Effective Date of Designation; Rescission of Designation
3-11-18.1-9. Notice of Vote Center Locations
3-11-18.1-10. Administration of Election According to Laws and Plan
3-11-18.1-11. Casting Absentee Ballots at Vote Centers Located at Satellite Offices
3-11-18.1-13. Voter Right to Cast Vote at Any Vote Center in County