Sec. 40. (a) The county election board shall conduct a training and educational meeting for precinct election officers.
(b) The board shall require inspectors to attend the meeting and may require other precinct election officers to attend the meeting. The board shall maintain a record of the attendance of each individual at the meeting conducted under this subsection.
(c) The meeting required under this section must include information:
(1) relating to making polling places and voting systems accessible to elderly voters and voters with a disability; and
(2) relating to the voting systems used in the county.
The meeting may include other information relating to the duties of precinct election officers as determined by the county election board.
(d) The meeting required by this section must be held not later than the day before election day.
(e) If an individual:
(1) is appointed as a precinct election officer after the training and educational meeting conducted under this section; or
(2) demonstrates to the county election board that the individual was unable to attend the meeting due to good cause;
the county election board may authorize the individual to serve as a precinct election officer if the county election board determines that there is insufficient time to conduct the training required by this section.
As added by P.L.116-2003, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.66-2003, SEC.4; P.L.14-2004, SEC.13; P.L.230-2005, SEC.16; P.L.99-2007, SEC.5.
Structure Indiana Code
Article 6. Political Party and Election Officers
Chapter 6. Precinct Election Officers
3-6-6-1. Precinct Election Board; Members; Appointment; Chairman
3-6-6-2. Poll Clerks; Appointment
3-6-6-3. Assistant Poll Clerks; Appointment
3-6-6-4. Precincts for Which Assistant Clerks Appointed; Resolution
3-6-6-5. Election Sheriffs; Appointment
3-6-6-5.5. Precinct Election Officers in Vote Center Counties
3-6-6-6. Election Officers Entitled to Vote
3-6-6-7. Requirements for Election Officers and Inspectors
3-6-6-8. Inspector; Nomination by County Chairman
3-6-6-9. Election Officers; Nomination by County Chairmen
3-6-6-11. Appointment of Persons Nominated; Nonapplicability to Office of Precinct Inspector
3-6-6-12. Removal of Disqualified Precinct Election Officer
3-6-6-14. Filling Vacancy by Remaining Members
3-6-6-15. Notification of Appointment
3-6-6-16. Filling Vacancy; Approval or Nomination by County Chairman; Issuance of Credentials
3-6-6-17. Delivery of Office to Person Appointed by County Election Board
3-6-6-18. Inspector or Judge; Requirement of Oath
3-6-6-19. Taking and Administering Oath
3-6-6-20. Administering of Oath When No Authorized Person Present
3-6-6-22. Jurat of Person Administering Oath; Attachment of Oath to Poll List
3-6-6-23. Form of Oath for Precinct Election Officers
3-6-6-26. Additional Compensation for Inspector
3-6-6-27. County Executive to Fix Compensation; Exception
3-6-6-28. Eligibility for Compensation; Compliance With Certain Statutes
3-6-6-29. Determination of Good Cause for Violation of Ic 3-12-2-7
3-6-6-30. Duties of Precinct Election Board
3-6-6-31. Meals or Meal Allowances
3-6-6-32. Precincts Using Paper Ballots; Initialing and Giving Out Ballots; Duties of Clerks
3-6-6-33. Tallying Votes; Signing Returns or Other Certificates
3-6-6-34. Precincts Using Paper Ballots; Duties of Poll Clerks and Assistant Poll Clerks
3-6-6-35. Duties of Election Sheriffs
3-6-6-36. Law Enforcement Officers Prohibited From Polls
3-6-6-38. Omitted Precinct Election Officers; Vacancy in Office of Sheriff
3-6-6-38.5. Inspectors; Shared Location
3-6-6-39. Certain Students Serving as Election Officers and Assistants
3-6-6-40. Training Precinct Election Officers; Content of Training; Training Waiver