Indiana Code
Chapter 5. County Election Boards
3-6-5-35. Failure to Perform Duty as Precinct Election Officer; Removal of Officer; Assessment of Civil Penalty

Sec. 35. (a) An individual who knowingly, recklessly, or negligently fails to perform a duty as a precinct election officer required by this title is subject to a civil penalty under this section in addition to any other penalty imposed.
(b) If the county election board determines, by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board, that an individual serving as a precinct election officer has failed to perform a duty required by this title, the board:
(1) may remove a precinct election officer; and
(2) if the officer is removed, shall assess the individual a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(c) A civil penalty assessed under this section may be deducted from any compensation that the individual may otherwise be entitled to under IC 3-6-6.
As added by P.L.230-2005, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.278-2019, SEC.9.

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