Indiana Code
Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Fiscal and Administrative Provisions
36-1-8-10. Board; Political Affiliation of Board Appointees

Sec. 10. (a) As used in this section, "board" means an administration, an agency, an authority, a board, a bureau, a commission, a committee, a council, a department, a division, an institution, an office, a service, or another similarly designated body of a political subdivision.
(b) Whenever a law or political subdivision's resolution requires that an appointment to a board be conditioned upon the political affiliation of the appointee, or that the membership of a board not exceed a stated number of members from the same political party, at the time of an appointment, one (1) of the following must apply to the appointee:
(1) The most recent primary election in Indiana in which the appointee voted was a primary election held by the party with which the appointee claims affiliation.
(2) If the appointee has never voted in a primary election in Indiana, the appointee is certified as a member of that party by the party's county chair for the county in which the appointee resides.
(c) If a certification by a county chair of a political party is required under subsection (b), the certification must be filed with the office of the circuit court clerk not later than the time the appointee's oath of office is filed with the clerk under IC 5-4-1. If the county chair's certification is not filed with the circuit court clerk's office as required by this subsection, the appointment is void.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, if the term of an appointed member of a board expires and the appointing authority does not make an appointment to fill the vacancy, both of the following apply:
(1) The member may continue to serve on the board for only ninety (90) days after the expiration date of the member's term.
(2) The county chair of the political party of the member whose term has expired shall make the appointment.
As added by P.L.185-1988, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.68-1996, SEC.4; P.L.167-2001, SEC.10; P.L.199-2001, SEC.28; P.L.126-2002, SEC.91; P.L.127-2017, SEC.15; P.L.193-2017, SEC.3; P.L.86-2018, SEC.336.

Structure Indiana Code

Indiana Code

Title 36. Local Government

Article 1. General Provisions

Chapter 8. Miscellaneous Fiscal and Administrative Provisions

36-1-8-1. Application of Chapter

36-1-8-2. Cash Change Fund; Establishment; Use

36-1-8-3. Petty Cash Fund; Establishment; Use; Reimbursement

36-1-8-4. Transfer of Prescribed Amount to Fund in Need of Money for Cash Flow Purposes; Extension of Time for Transfer

36-1-8-5. Funds Raised by General or Special Tax Levy; Disposition of Unused Balance; Transfers to Local Rainy Day Fund

36-1-8-5.1. Rainy Day Funds Established by Political Subdivisions; Transfers by Schools

36-1-8-6. Reversion of Unused Appropriation; Funds Received From State or the United States

36-1-8-7. Bank Deposit or Cash on Hand Constituting Pledge or Guaranty

36-1-8-7.5. Transfer of Prescribed Amount to Regional Development Authority for Regional Transportation Infrastructure Project

36-1-8-8. Protection of Employees Reporting Violations of Federal, State, or Local Laws; Disciplinary Actions; Procedures

36-1-8-8.5. Establishing Fraud Hotline

36-1-8-9. Riverboat Fund Establishment; Administration and Investment of Funds

36-1-8-9.1. Legalization of Certain Funds Established Before July 1, 1997; Fund Considered Riverboat Fund for Purposes of Section 9 of This Chapter

36-1-8-9.2. Separate Fund for Deposit of County Slot Machine Wagering Fee Revenue

36-1-8-9.5. "Development Agreement"

36-1-8-10. Board; Political Affiliation of Board Appointees

36-1-8-10.5. Employee of Political Subdivision as Candidate for or Appointed to Office

36-1-8-11. Methods of Payments to Political Subdivisions or Utilities; Transaction and Other Fees

36-1-8-11.5. Payment of Claims; Electronic Funds Transfer

36-1-8-12. Special Fund for State Grant Money and Local Matching Money; Reversion of Unused Money

36-1-8-13. Referral of Dishonored Checks to Prosecuting Attorney

36-1-8-14. Three-Fourths Vote Rounded to Nearest Whole Number

36-1-8-14.3. Definitions; "Pilots"; Adoption of Ordinance; Calculation; Imposition; Deposit in Affordable Housing Fund; Due Date

36-1-8-15. Shortened Term of County Office Under Constitution; Benefits

36-1-8-16. Property Taxes Collected for Property Disposed by County Executive

36-1-8-17. Combination or Reorganization; Budgets, Rates, and Levies

36-1-8-17.5. Reporting of Information and Data on Retiree Benefits and Expenditures

36-1-8-17.7. Dissolution of a Political Subdivision That Was Established by Another Political Subdivision

36-1-8-18. Certain Tax Exempt Property; Limitation on Charges

36-1-8-19. Feasibility Study and Public Hearing Before Construction or Reconstruction of a County Jail or Submission of Final Plans and Specification to the Department of Correction; Exceptions