(A) Establishment; membership.
(1) A Town Election Board consisting of three members is established by statute in the town unless the town has entered into an agreement with the County Election Board under I.C. 3-10-7-4 (§ 30.51(B) of this chapter);
(2) The Town Election Board consists of the following three members:
(a) The Town Chairperson of each of the major political parties appointed under I.C. 3-8-5-3; and
(b) The Town Clerk-Treasurer.
(I.C. 3-10-7-7)
(B) Officers. The members of the Town Election Board shall select one of the appointed members to serve as Chairperson. The Town Clerk-Treasurer shall serve as Secretary of the Board.
(I.C. 3-10-7-11)
(C) Call of meetings. The Town Election Board shall hold meetings on call of the Chairperson whenever necessary to perform its duties. If the Chairperson refuses, fails, or is unable to call a meeting, the two remaining members may meet to perform the duties of the Board.
(I.C. 3-10-7-12)
(D) Minutes; voting records. Minutes of all Town Election Board meetings and a record of the aye and nay vote of each member on all questions coming before the Board shall be kept.
(I.C. 3-10-7-13)
(E) Supervision of elections. The Town Election Board shall conduct all elections for town offices that do not coincide with general elections and administer the election laws at those elections.
(I.C. 3-10-7-14)
(F) Clerks, custodians, and other employees. The Town Election Board may appoint and at its pleasure remove clerks, custodians, and other employees that are necessary to execute its powers. The Board may prescribe the duties, fix the rank, and fix the salaries of its appointees.
(I.C. 3-10-7-16)
(G) Audits of books. The books of the Town Election Board shall be audited as are those of other town officials.
(I.C. 3-10-7-18)
(H) Duties of Town Marshal. The Town Marshal, whenever called upon by the Town Election Board, shall assist the Board in the enforcement of the election laws and the discharge of its duties.
(I.C. 3-10-7-19)
(I) Compensation of members. The Town Council shall determine the compensation of each appointed member of the Town Election Board. The Town Council shall fix the compensation in the same manner as it fixes salaries.
(I.C. 3-10-7-20)
(J) Powers and duties. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Town Election Board conducting a municipal election under this chapter, the Town Executive, the Town Clerk-Treasurer, and members of political parties in each town in which a municipal election is conducted under this chapter have the same rights and powers, shall perform the same duties, and are subject to the same qualifications and penalties as a County Election Board that is conducting a general election, or the County Executive, Circuit Court Clerk, or member of a political party in a town in which a general election is conducted by the County Election Board.
(I.C. 3-10-7-21)
(Prior Code, § 30.58)